adjutant

[ aj-uh-tuhnt ]

noun

1. Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.
2. British Military. an executive officer.
3. an assistant.
4. adjutant stork.

adjutant

/ ˈædʒətənt /

noun

1. an officer who acts as administrative assistant to a superior officer Abbreviationadjtadj
2. short for adjutant bird

Derived Forms

• ˈadjutancy, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjutant¹

1590–1600; < Latin adjūtant- (stem of adjūtāns, present participle of adjūtāre to help, assist), equivalent to ad- ad- + jū- (variant stem of juvāre to help) + -t- frequentative suffix + -ant- -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjutant¹

C17: from Latin adjūtāre to aid

Example Sentences

The prospect appalled MacArthur’s adjutant, 28-year-old Maj.

From Los Angeles Times

Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, said in the release that they are “shocked and devastated” by the deaths of Frankoski and Grassia, and are “praying for the quick recovery” of the injured crew chief.

From Seattle Times

Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, said the accident is under investigation and did not offer additional details.

From Seattle Times

Ms Jennings, who was serving with the Adjutant General's Corp attached to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and L/Cpl Jack Paolucci, from Birmingham, died at the scene of the crash.

From BBC

She spent 30 years working up the ranks in the Pasadena Police Department, where she became the department’s first Black female sergeant, lieutenant and adjutant to the chief of police, according to her campaign website.

From Los Angeles Times