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adjutant

/ˈæ.dʒə.tənt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
  2. An assistant.
  3. Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
  4. Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

aide-de-camp(English)aide(English)adjutant stork(English)adjutant bird(English)leptoptilus dubius(English)assistant(English)sergeant(English)helper(English)quartermaster(English)stork(English)commissary(English)brevet(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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