aiders
Those who assist
Aiders are people who help or assist others.
The word appears most often in legal contexts—aiders and abettors are those who help someone commit a crime without being the principal actor.
Outside legal usage, aiders sounds formal; helper or assistant serves better in everyday speech.
Givers of aid
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- backersFinancial supporters
- philanthropistsGenerous supporters of good causes
patrons · contributors · funders · investors · underwriters · grantors · subsidizers · angel investors
People who give aid
- assistantsPeople who provide support
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
- partnersJoint venture participants
co-workers · teammates · accomplices · sidekicks · wingmen · seconds · deputies · apprentices
Those who support causes
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- championsContest winners, top performers
- supportersPeople who back something
- defendersThose who shield others
protectors · guardians · upholders · well-wishers · sympathizers · endorsers · promoters · friends
Rescuers or ring candies
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- EMTsPrehospital care providers
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
lifeguards · coastguards · search parties · heroes · medics · ambulance crews · rescuers · extraction teams
Sustains or reinforces
- bracesDental alignment devices
- crutchesMobility aids for injured
- scaffoldsTemporary elevated work platforms
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
props · buttresses · bolsters · shores · underpinnings · stabilizers · splints · orthotics
benefactors
Givers of aid
philanthropists · patrons · contributors · funders · investors · underwriters · grantors · subsidizers · angel investors · guarantors
helpers
People who give aid
- assistantsPeople who provide support
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
partners · co-workers · teammates · accomplices · sidekicks · wingmen · seconds · deputies · apprentices · attendants
advocates
Those who support causes
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- championsContest winners, top performers
- supportersPeople who back something
defenders · protectors · guardians · upholders · well-wishers · sympathizers · endorsers · promoters · friends · humanitarians
lifesavers
Rescuers or ring candies
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- EMTsPrehospital care providers
firefighters · lifeguards · coastguards · search parties · heroes · medics · ambulance crews · rescuers · extraction teams · relief workers
supports
Sustains or reinforces
- bracesDental alignment devices
- crutchesMobility aids for injured
- scaffoldsTemporary elevated work platforms
reinforcements · props · buttresses · bolsters · shores · underpinnings · stabilizers · splints · orthotics · prosthetics
aidershinderers
Those who obstruct
blockers · saboteurs · obstructionists · obstacles · obstructors
aidersopponents
Those who compete against
adversaries · enemies · antagonists · opposers · detractors
aidersattackers
Those launching offensive action
enemies · adversaries · antagonists · assailants · destroyers
- home health aidesWorkers providing domestic medical support
- teacher's aideClassroom support staff
- healthcare aidesWorkers assisting patients daily
- special education aidesAssistants for students needing extra help
- health aidesWorkers providing care assistance
- teacher aidesClassroom assistants to educators