Military man

The answer

AIDE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AIDE answer page.

Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 1996; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• AIDEDECAMP (1 uses in xd)
• STRIPER (1 uses in xd)
• ZOUAVE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for AIDE

Every other clue in this collection answered by AIDE, most used first.

• Assistant - used 332 times, most recently in 2026
• Helper - used 213 times, most recently in 2026
• Staffer - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
• Staff member - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Adjutant - used 79 times, most recently in 2021
• ___-de-camp - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• White House staffer - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Right-hand person - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Office assistant - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Right-hand man - used 47 times, most recently in 2015
• West Wing worker - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
• Deputy - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Man Friday - used 34 times, most recently in 2016
• Second - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Senate staffer - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Classroom assistant - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Gofer - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• White House worker - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Personal assistant - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Classroom helper - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Staff officer. - used 21 times, most recently in 1996
• Congressional staffer - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Military assistant - used 18 times, most recently in 2014
• Capitol Hill helper - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Right hand - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Auxiliary - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Campaign worker - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• General helper - used 16 times, most recently in 2017
• Helping hand - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Number two - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Helper on the Hill - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Capitol Hill worker - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Nurse's ___ - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Office helper - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Congressional assistant - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Errand runner - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Staff helper - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Hill helper - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Hospital staffer - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Staff man - used 12 times, most recently in 1982
• Teacher's helper - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Assistance provider - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Campaign staffer - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Subordinate staffer - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Page, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Support staff member - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Hill worker - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Subordinate - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• Adjuvant - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Candy striper - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
• Capitol Hill staffer - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Flunky - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Lieutenant - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Page - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Senator's assistant - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Sidekick - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Glorified gofer - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Hand lender - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Senator's helper - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Staff assistant - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Supportive assistant - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Assistant coach, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Candy striper, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Capitol worker - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Coadjutant - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Congressional helper - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Details handler - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Gal Friday - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• General's assistant - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
• Hill staffer - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Underling - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Washington worker - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• West Wing underling - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Elevator man - OTIS, used 123 times
• Military group - UNIT, used 117 times
• "The Thin Man" dog - ASTA, used 105 times
• Campus military org. - ROTC, used 100 times
• ___ of Man - ISLE, used 82 times
• Leading man? - ADAM, used 80 times

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