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Aide-de-camp

//ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer wordnet

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French aide de camp, from aide + de (“of”) + camp (“[military] camp”).

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