aide de camp[noun]Synonyms: assistant, aid, aide, coadjutant, coadjutor, lieutenant
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aide-de-camp /ˌeɪd də ˈkɑːmp/
noun (
plural aides-de-camp (same pronunciation))
[countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: 'camp helper']
a military officer whose job is to help an officer of a higher rank
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