aide

Meaning

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

Synonyms

assistant

helper

aide-de-camp

adjutant

auxiliary

hand

✋

help

counselor

associate

attendant

aid-de-camp

accomplice

helpmate

helpmeet

adviser

advisor

aid

counsellor

supporter

tutor

yeoman

helping hand

hired hand

actor’s assistant

second banana

flag lieutenant

acolyte

adjunct

attender

benefactor

coadjutor

consultant

contributor

curare

deputy

famulus

handler

paraprofessional

personal assistant

racker

right-hand man

second

2nd

subordinate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from French aide ("aid; assistant", as in aide-de-camp (“field assistant”)). More at aid.