aide-de-camp

or aid-de-camp

[ eyd-duh-kamp ]
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noun,plural aides-de-camp.
  1. a subordinate military or naval officer acting as a confidential assistant to a superior, usually to a general officer or admiral.

Origin of aide-de-camp

1
1660–70; <French: literally, camp helper; see aid, de, camp1

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How to use aide-de-camp in a sentence

  • The aide-de-camp of Calvin and Theodore de Beze contrasted admirably with the son of the furrier.

    Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
  • He sent a portion of his baggage on at once, and went on to Varna, attended by his aide-de-camp, Captain Pearson.

    The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell

British Dictionary definitions for aide-de-camp

aide-de-camp

aid-de-camp

/ (ˈeɪd də ˈkɒŋ) /


nounplural aides-de-camp or aids-de-camp
  1. a military officer serving as personal assistant to a senior: Abbreviation: ADC

Origin of aide-de-camp

1
C17: from French: camp assistant

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