aide-de-camp
nounUK /ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/ · US /ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from French aide de camp, from aide + de (“of”) + camp (“[military] camp”).
1
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:
- Derived terms
- aide-de-campship
- Related terms
- equerry