English > aide-de-camp: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer. |
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Synonyms | adjutant, aide |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Narrower | adjutant general | A general's adjutant |
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Broader | military officer, officer | Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command |
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Spanish | aide-de-camp, ayudante de campo, ayudante, edecan, edecán |
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Catalan | ajudant de camp, ajudant |
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