aide-de-camp

• Nom désignant un officier qui sert d'assistant militaire auprès d'un officier supérieur.

A noun referring to an officer who serves as a military assistant to a more senior officer.

1. Military assistantC1formal

   An officer who serves as a personal assistant and confidential aide to a senior military officer, such as a general or admiral.

   aide de camp

   • The general's aide-de-camp delivered the orders to the battalion.
   • He was appointed as an aide-de-camp to the commanding officer.
   • The aide-de-camp coordinated the schedule for the senior officer's visit.

   Synonymesadjutantaide