Aide-de-camp
//ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.
"Unlike the orderly or batman, a humble low-ranking servant, an aide-de-camp is often a general, who before the institution of the chief of staff could hold a similar position to his chief."
- 2 an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer wordnet
Example
More examples"Unlike the orderly or batman, a humble low-ranking servant, an aide-de-camp is often a general, who before the institution of the chief of staff could hold a similar position to his chief."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French aide de camp, from aide + de (“of”) + camp (“[military] camp”).
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