Aide-de-camp


a subordinate military or naval officer acting as a confidential -ssistant to a superior, usually to a general officer or admiral.
historical examples

though still weak and ill, he rode his horse, and took his place on the staff as aide-de-camp.
the life of george washington josephine pollard

with the nearest colonel was lieutenant helm, the aide-de-camp.
the cavalier george washington cable

the aide-de-camp, on receiving the order, went off at a gallop, lance in hand.
the tiger hunter mayne reid

he returns to the emperor, on whose knees an aide-de-camp was unfolding a map.
the downfall emile zola

the aide-de-camp jumped out and stepped briskly off in the direction indicated by the driver’s hand.
kitty’s conquest charles king

there was none with him save an aide-de-camp, who stood by the door, erect and mute.
the downfall emile zola

“he is the aide-de-camp of the dead marquis,” she explained.
the enemies of women vicente blasco ibez

“my aide-de-camp, lieutenant burke,” replied the general, presenting me.
tom burke of “ours”, volume i (of ii) charles james lever

“we shall halt and form when we get out of this,” said an aide-de-camp.
the collected works of ambrose bierce ambrose bierce

before i had got a dozen paces from the box, an aide-de-camp overtook me.
tom burke of “ours”, volume ii (of ii) charles james lever

noun (pl) aides-de-camp, aids-de-camp
a military officer serving as personal -ssistant to a senior adc

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