COADJUTOR Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˌkō-ə-ˈjü-tər

Definition of coadjutor

as in assistant

a person who helps a more skilled person he was appointed coadjutor to the president

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adjective

as in junior

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Recent Examples of coadjutor

Noun

Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk. — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 By 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires, assuming full leadership of the archdiocese the following year. — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 Curry, bishop coadjutor, currently assists retiring Bishop Sloan. — al, 1 Dec. 2020 Anchorage’s former archbishop, Paul Etienne, was appointed to that position in 2016 and moved to Seattle in 2019 to serve as the coadjutor archbishop there. — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coadjutor

Noun

This one was especially meaningful for 2010 Morton graduate Jimmy McCormack, an experienced assistant, including the previous two seasons as the Trojans’ offensive coordinator.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
O’Leary has helped himself by adding lots of experienced assistant coaches and former head coaches.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistant

Adjective

Now, as a Cardinal, his junior season was meant to be his takeover year.

— PJ Green August 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
MicahJo Barnett, a junior business administration major at the Division II school, had a health crisis on the sideline following the score, according to a statement released by the college.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of junior

Noun

But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.

— Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024

Definition of adjutant

Adjective

The list of departures is topped by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and deputy chief of staff James Blair, who departed in April.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Markovic is a deputy principal investigator for one of the teams tasked with analyzing the barrage of data (enough to fill up the storage on about 40,000 laptops over Roman’s five-year mission).

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of deputy

Noun

The Jackson campaign had commandeered the green room Bottoms and her aides were supposed to use for the event.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
While aides for the Sussexes insist that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have no plans to become working royals in the future, Harry is said to be hoping to reconcile with his family and spend more time with his father.

— Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of aide

Noun

Bush, running for the first time, chose as his sidekick a hard-right state legislator, Tom Feeney, who criticized Social Security and Medicare in a state with an enormous retiree population.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Her big break came when country star Porter Wagoner hired her to be his sidekick on The Porter Wagoner Show.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

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