aide
/eɪd
/noun
1An assistant to an important person, especially a political leader: a presidential aide...
- The nurses, anesthesiologists, medical technicians and aides who assist the surgeon are paid.
- Beside him sit two more press aides and an assistant, who also chip in if they feel matters need explaining.
- The prime minister now has relatively young and inexperienced aides in his political office.
Synonyms
assistant, helper, adviser, right-hand man, attaché, adjutant, deputy, second, second in command, lieutenant, wingman, acolyte, auxiliary, companion, confidante;
subordinate, junior, underling, lackey, flunkey, henchman;
North American cohort
informal main man, man/girl Friday
North American informal body man
1.1 short for aide-de-camp.I remember serving for a time as an aide and jeep driver to one of the commanders....
- Although he plays down his army service, he was an aide to Field Marshal Montgomery.
- When the war began he had been a captain of artillery and a general's aide.
