aide-de-camp
/ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/US/ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/
aide-de-camp noun: a military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.
Noun
aide-de-camp (plural aides-de-camp)
- 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.
- The police uncovered the plot after recovering information from the phone of Bolsonaro’s former personal secretary, Lt Col Mauro Cid, who served as Bolsonaro’s aide-de-camp during his 2019–2023 presidency.2024 November 19, Tiago Rogero, “Brazilian police arrest five over plot to assassinate Lula after 2022 election win”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
aide-de-camp meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malay
aide-de-camp in Hindi
- aide-de-camp
- अंगरक्षक aṅgrakṣak
aide-de-camp in Tamil
- ஆளுநரின் மெய்க்காப்பாளர், ஆளுநருடைய மெய்க்காப்பாளர்
aide-de-camp in Kannada
- ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ವರಿಷ್ಠರ ಅಂಗರಕ್ಷಕ, ಸೇನಾಧಿಕಾರಿ, ಅಧಿಸಹಾಯಕ, ಸೇನಾಪತಿ ಸಹಾಯಕ
aide-de-camp in Malay
- military officer
- adikong
Forms of aide-de-camp
| plural | aides-de-camp |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ADC |
| alternative form (dated) | aid-de-camp |
Origin of aide-de-camp
Unadapted borrowing from French aide de camp, from aide + de (“of”) + camp (“[military] camp”).
Words formed from aide-de-camp
Questions about aide-de-camp
- What does aide-de-camp mean?
- Aide-de-camp means a military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.
- What is aide-de-camp in Hindi?
- Aide-de-camp in Hindi is अंगरक्षक (aṅgrakṣak). See Aide-de-camp meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aide-de-camp?
- Aide-de-camp is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aide-de-camp?
- Aide-de-camp is pronounced /ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aide-de-camp?
- The plural of aide-de-camp is aides-de-camp.
Words near aide-de-camp in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: aide-de-camp (page history and authors); अंगरक्षक (Hindi) (page history and authors); aide-de-camp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aide-de-camp (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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