| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| coadjutor |
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| SYLLABICATION: | co·ad·ju·tor |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k   -j  tr, k- j-tr |
| NOUN: | 1. A coworker; an assistant. See synonyms at assistant. 2. An assistant to a bishop, especially one designated to succeed the bishop. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English coadjutour, assistant, from Latin coadi tor : co-, co- + aditor, assistant (from adit re, to aid; see adjutant).
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