as in adjutant
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
Curry will hold the title of bishop coadjutor, assisting retiring Bishop Kee Sloan, who steps down at the end of the year.
—al, 27 June 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
Whoever is elected will be ordained and consecrated as bishop coadjutor on June 27.
—Greg Garrison | [email protected], al, 2 Dec. 2019
Adjective
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
Curry will hold the title of bishop coadjutor, assisting retiring Bishop Kee Sloan, who steps down at the end of the year.
—al, 27 June 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
Whoever is elected will be ordained and consecrated as bishop coadjutor on June 27.
—Greg Garrison | [email protected], al, 2 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coadjutor
Noun
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Elia also worked for the Seattle Mariners from 1993-97, 2001-02 and in 2008 as a hitting coach, bench coach and special assistant to the field manager.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Again, perfect as a new smart assistant and alarm clock in one.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The lighter game schedule in the NCAA — 34 regular-season games vs. 68 in junior hockey — will allow more time for off-ice work and recovery and less time traveling.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The program, which began in November, graduated its first class of 15 junior violence interrupters last month.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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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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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
Noun
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Top Trump aide Stephen Miller in the spring demanded immigration agents rapidly increase arrests to 3,000 a day.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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But critics say the pace of litigation has failed to meet the urgency of the moment, just as the president’s aides weigh whether to replicate their L.A. experiment elsewhere throughout the country.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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As a part of Rubio’s reorganization, the State Department proposed a 50% reduction for aid to the world’s refugees in its 2026 budget request to Congress.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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That included distributing pamphlets on parenting, fetal development and adoption, which could trigger the same reimbursement as providing tangible aid like diapers or formula.—
Cassandra Jaramillo,
ProPublica,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Through the conservancy, Morgan and Silk were introduced to the architect Lawrence Brink, an original Wright apprentice.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Born in the Bronx, Neuwirth served as a photography apprentice in New York City before opening his own studio and moving to Hollywood after a photo assignment in Puerto Rico ignited his passion for filmmaking.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Whiting had been locked out of the County Attorney's Office since June after his chief deputy and three other top employees obtained restraining orders against him.—
Robert Anglen,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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Smirnov and his first deputy, Alexei Dedov, were arrested in April 2025 by the Russian Interior Ministry on allegations of embezzlement of public money over contracts for the construction of fortifications in Kursk.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Reasons for concern: Until Simpson proves a worthy sidekick to Smith, skepticism is warranted.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Among his franchise characters were Professor Oak, Gary Oak, Team Rocket member James and his Pokémon sidekick Meowth.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Coadjutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coadjutor. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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