ALL meanings of aider
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A a - noun aider Although the nouns aid and aide both have among their meanings “an assisting person,” the spelling aide is increasingly used for the sense “helper, assistant”: One of the senator's aides is calling. Aide in military use is short for aide-de-camp. It is also the spelling in nurse's aide. 1
- verb with object aider to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire. 1
- verb with object aider to promote the progress or accomplishment of; facilitate. 1
- verb without object aider to give help or assistance. 1
- noun aider help or support; assistance. 1
- noun aider a person or thing that aids or furnishes assistance; helper; auxiliary. 1
- noun aider aids, Manège. Also called natural aids. the means by which a rider communicates with and controls a horse, as the hands, legs, voice, and shifts in weight. Also called artificial aids. the devices by means of which a rider increases control of a horse, as spurs, whip, and martingale. 1
- abbreviation AIDER aide-de-camp. 1
- noun aider foreign aid. 1
- noun aider a payment made by feudal vassals to their lord on special occasions. 1
- noun aider English History. (after 1066) any of several revenues received by a king in the Middle Ages from his vassals and other subjects, limited by the Magna Charta to specified occasions. 1
- noun aider One that assists. 1