aide
An assistantAn assistant.
» The dictator had the absolute loyalty of all his aides.
Der Diktator besaß die völlige Loyalität seiner Gehilfen.
Meaning
2 sensesAn assistant.
someone who acts as assistant
An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
Examples
6 sentencesThe dictator had the absolute loyalty of all his aides.
deDer Diktator besaß die völlige Loyalität seiner Gehilfen.
One of my aides had pneumonia last week.
I don't have an aide to help me.
The aide suggested a change in tactics to him.
An aide told reporters, off the record, that the senator had been lying.
Origin
Borrowed from French aide ("aid; assistant", as in aide-de-camp (“field assistant”)). MoreBorrowed from French aide ("aid; assistant", as in aide-de-camp (“field assistant”)). More at aid.
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Forms
plural: aidesSynonyms
3 synonyms- someone who acts as assistant:auxiliary
- an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer:adjutantaide-de-camp