26984 words

auxiliary

7 definitions • 6 examples
1
giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing:

Examples:

auxiliary staff/nurses
2
a person whose job is to give help or support to other workers:

Examples:

semi-skilled auxiliaries
3
a soldier of one country who fights for another country
4

Examples:

In the sentence "she has finished her book", "has" is an auxiliary.
5
giving help or support, esp. to a more important person or thing:

Examples:

The hospital has an auxiliary power supply in case of a power failure.
6
used in addition to the main team, organization, system, etc. in order to give extra help and support:

Examples:

auxiliary staff/police/nurses About 4800 unarmed auxiliary police officers work on a volunteer basis with the New York Police Department.
7
an employee, volunteer (= someone who works without pay), or organization whose job is to give extra help or support:

Examples:

hospital auxiliaries

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