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Accomplice vs Aide - What's the difference?

accomplice | aide |

As nouns the difference between accomplice and aide

is that accomplice is a cooperator while aide is an assistant.

accomplice

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) A cooperator.
  • * Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to his accomplices ! - Shakespeare, Henry VI Part I, V-ii
  • (legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
  • * And thou, the cursed accomplice of his treason. - Johnson
  • * Suspected for accomplice to the fire. -

    • Usage notes

    * Followed by with'' or ''of'' before a person and by ''in'' (or sometimes ''of'') before the crime; as, A was an ''accomplice'' with B in the murder of C. Dryden uses it with ''to before a thing.

    Synonyms

    * abettor, accessory, assistant, associate, confederate, coadjutor, ally, promoter; see abettor.

    aide

    English

    (wikipedia aide)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An assistant.
  • (military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.

    • Anagrams

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