apuri — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accomplice noun A person who helps someone else commit a crime.
- acolyte noun One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
- help verb To provide assistance to someone or something.
- helper noun A person or thing that provides assistance.
- henchman noun A loyal follower or subordinate who carries out orders, often without question — frequently used of a villain's or gang leader's helpers.
- satellite noun A man-made object placed in orbit around Earth or another body, used for communication, navigation, or observation.
- sidekick noun A close companion or assistant, especially to a more prominent or important person.
- wizard noun In folklore and fantasy fiction, a man who practises magic; a sorcerer.
Senses
apuri is used for these senses in English:
- accomplice (rare) A cooperator.
- acolyte An attendant, assistant, or follower.
- adjuvant (formal) Someone or (more commonly) something that assists, facilitates, or helps; an aid, an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]
- cat's-paw (figuratively) Someone who acts in another's interest, (properly) unknowingly or through trickery.
- help Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- helper One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
- satellite (now, _, rare) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. [from 16th c.]
- second fiddle (idiomatic) A sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person.
acolyte — full definition
- noun One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
- noun An altar server.
- noun An attendant, assistant, or follower.