A Spanish or Spanish-American military officer's assistant or aide-de-camp, or more generally a helper or assistant.
From Spanish 'ayudante' (helper), derived from Latin 'adjutans' (helping), from 'adjutare' meaning to help or assist; directly borrowed from Spanish into English military terminology.
The Spanish military borrowed 'ayudante' from Latin centuries ago, and it traveled to the Americas with conquistadors—today it's embedded in Spanish-language military hierarchies throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Spanish occupational noun defaulting to masculine form (ayudante/ayudanta); gendered inflection reflects historical male dominance in formal administrative and military assistant roles.
Use person's stated gender form or default to gender-neutral plural 'ayudantes'; in English contexts, use 'assistant' or 'aide' without gendered suffix.
["assistant","aide","helper"]
Women have served as ayudantes and administrative assistants throughout Spanish colonial and modern history; language standardization erased their presence by defaulting to masculine.
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