[f. AID v. + -ER1. Cf. OFr. aidere:—L. adjūtātōr.] One who, or that which, aids; a helper, assister, or supporter; a help, assistance.
1514. Pace, in Ellis, Orig. Lett., I. 37, I. 111. Th[ose that] were ayders and supporters here off suche.
1602. Fulbecke, 1st Pt. Parall., g ix. This is felony in them, their aydors, and counsellors.
1660. R. Coke, Power & Subj., 224. Every such offender, his ayders and abettors, shall be apprehended.
1677. Hale, Prim. Orig. Man., IV. viii. 380. The Tenders and Ayders of his Grace and Guidance.
1841. Lane, Arab. Nights, III. 496. She found for herself no aider save weeping.
