ac ‧ o ‧ lyte /ˈækəlaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: acolite , from Medieval Latin acoluthus , from Greek , 'following' , from keleuthos 'path' ]
1 . formal someone who serves a leader or believes in their ideas
2 . someone who helps a priest at a religious ceremony