aide

1 an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: adjutant, aide-de-camp]

2 someone who acts as assistant [syn: auxiliary]

English

Etymology

French aider to help.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

Noun

1. An assistant.
2. An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.

See also

• aidé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA:

Noun

aide (plural aides)

1. help

Aide may refer to:

• A person who assists another; an assistant. In military contexts; an officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.
• Aide (deity), a purported Basque deity.

See also

• Aid, international aid
• AID (disambiguation)
• Aides (disambiguation)

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