auxiliary

Noun
  1. Someone who acts as assistant (synset 109799690)
    is a type of: assistant, help, helper, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
    subtypes: nurse's aide, nursing aide - someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training
    same as: aide
Adjective
  1. Functioning in a supporting capacity (synset 301860057)
    "the main library and its auxiliary branches"
    similar to: secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
    same as: subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary
  2. Furnishing added support (synset 302363453)
    "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
    similar to: supportive - furnishing support or assistance
    same as: accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant

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