auxiliary
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary mannerA person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
» The centurion summoned his auxiliary troops.
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3 sensesA person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
Helfer, Hilfskraft
помо́щникpomóščnik, ассисте́нтassistént, подсо́бникpodsóbnik
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
A marching band color guard.
- someone who acts as assistant
Examples
27 sentencesThe centurion summoned his auxiliary troops.
Globasa is an international auxiliary language.
deGlobasa ist eine internationale Hilfssprache. — mhr
Klingon is my favorite international auxiliary language.
A billion international auxiliary languages is never enough.
Esperanto is the most popular auxiliary language ever invented.
deEsperanto ist die populärste Hilfssprache, die erdacht wurde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), fromFrom Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).
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Forms
plural: auxiliaries| Singular | auxiliary |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- someone who acts as assistant:aide