as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
he was appointed coadjutor to the president
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Recent Examples of coadjutor
Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
By 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires, assuming full leadership of the archdiocese the following year.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Coyne was named archbishop coadjutor on June 25, 2023.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
Before he was consecrated bishop coadjutor, Bishop Spong served for 20 years as a priest in North Carolina and Virginia.
—Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
Curry, bishop coadjutor, currently assists retiring Bishop Sloan.
—al, 1 Dec. 2020
Anchorage’s former archbishop, Paul Etienne, was appointed to that position in 2016 and moved to Seattle in 2019 to serve as the coadjutor archbishop there.
—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2020
Noun
Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
By 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires, assuming full leadership of the archdiocese the following year.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Coyne was named archbishop coadjutor on June 25, 2023.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
Before he was consecrated bishop coadjutor, Bishop Spong served for 20 years as a priest in North Carolina and Virginia.
—Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
Curry, bishop coadjutor, currently assists retiring Bishop Sloan.
—al, 1 Dec. 2020
Anchorage’s former archbishop, Paul Etienne, was appointed to that position in 2016 and moved to Seattle in 2019 to serve as the coadjutor archbishop there.
—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coadjutor
Noun
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Continue reading … TRUTH EMERGES – Former Beckham assistant says Brooklyn's family drama validates her alleged affair.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Instead of opening in a separate tab, the assistant now lives in a side panel that stays accessible across all tabs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After playing in a second-tier Canadian junior league, the younger Ward spent four years at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, then signed a series of minor-league and two-way deals after going undrafted.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Benet junior guard Perry Tchiegne checked back into the game and slapped hands with teammate Ethan MacDermot.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
Noun
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Perhaps reflecting the stakes, GOP staff and campaign aides were reticent Monday to talk about the issue at all.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps reflecting the stakes, GOP staff and campaign aides were hesitant Monday to talk about the issue at all.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Pawar, 66, was the deputy chief minister of India's western Maharashtra state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The deputy chief investment officer leads investment decisions for public assets, including global stocks and bonds.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fire department personell who responded to the scene rendered aid to the man and transported him to a nearby hospital, but he was later pronounced dead.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Scarce aid can be maximized by investing in approaches that reach more people at less cost.—
Ciaran Donnelly,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Dawson's steely resolve helps anchor the series, with strong support from Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Ahsoka's reckless former apprentice Sabine and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as General Hera Syndulla.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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The video is being played to a room of nine apprentice footballers aged 16 and 17 at Leyton Orient, the League One side based in east London.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With the help of Walter’s offsider, Pika (Jacob Batalon, giving solid service in the comic sidekick role), the duo uncover shady property plans affecting indigenous Hawai’ian communities.—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Or the hapless sidekick (Jacob Batalon of the Tom Holland Spider-Man films) who is usually the brunt of the joke.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Coadjutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coadjutor. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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