Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who helps; an assistant or auxiliary; an abetter; an accessory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, aids.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One that
assists .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's actually derived from the French m'aider, meaning, come help me.
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And to express the meaning of "assist (help someone), in French the verb" aider "is used.
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And to express the meaning of "assist help someone, in French the verb "aider" is used.
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It seemed to be biting deeper, which was reassuring as I moved up a step in my aider, a webbing ladder used to ascend Big Walls.
Training for the Big Wall Michael J. Ybarra 2011
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Climbing higher onto my aider above the hook was terrifying, but it stayed put.
Training for the Big Wall Michael J. Ybarra 2011
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Alors merci messieurs les opposants d'avoir aider Sassou à gagner sans difficultés.
Global Voices in English » Congo Brazzaville: Disappointment at Presidential election 2009
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And their biggest aider and abettor is Ottawa itself.
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The sprinkling of French is perfect, and your readers answered any questions I had about renseigner v. aider.
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What this is really about is a Republican effort to gin up sound-bites suitable to the morons watching FauxSnooze about how Obama is “soft on defense” (if not an outright aider and abettor of al Qaeda).
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Le président Nicolas Sarkozy a appellé plusieurs pays, dont le Canada, à organiser à une grande conférence internationale pour aider Haïti à se relever du séisme.
more on haiti. skywardprodigal 2010
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