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AIDE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does aide mean?

• AIDE (noun)
The noun AIDE has 2 senses:

1. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
2. someone who acts as assistant

Familiarity information: AIDE used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• AIDE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp

Hypernyms ("aide" is a kind of...):

military officer; officer (any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aide"):

adjutant general (a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Someone who acts as assistant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

auxiliary; aide

Hypernyms ("aide" is a kind of...):

assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aide"):

nurse's aide; nursing aide (someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training)

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