aides
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| —n | |
| 1. | an assistant |
| 2. | social welfare an unqualified assistant to a professional welfare worker |
| 3. | short for aide-de-camp |
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Aides
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
aide
1777, short for aide-de-camp (1660s), from Fr., lit. "camp assistant."
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Example sentences
Foreign ministers can be a pompous lot, striding about with a half-dozen bossy aides in tow.
Education committee aides have said the chamber plans to take up the measure soon.
The president was delighted with his story, and all his aides laughed appreciatively.
The country will need more healthcare aides to look after a rapidly aging population.
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