aide-de-camp

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aide-de-camp

(ād′dĭ-kămp′)

n. pl. aides-de-camp

A military officer acting as secretary and confidential assistant to a superior officer of general or flag rank.

[French : aide, assistant + de, of + camp, camp.]

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aide-de-camp

(ˈeɪd də ˈkɒŋ) or

aid-de-camp

n, pl aides-de-camp or aids-de-camp

(Military) a military officer serving as personal assistant to a senior. Abbreviation: ADC

[C17: from French: camp assistant]

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aide-de-camp

(ˈeɪd dəˈkæmp)

n., pl. aides-de-camp (ˈeɪdz-)

a subordinate military officer acting as a confidential assistant, esp. to a general or admiral.

[1660–70; < French: literally, camp helper]

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Noun

aide-de-camp - an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

adjutant, aide

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

adjutant general - a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer

military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"

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aide-de-camp

[ˌeɪddəˈkɑ̃ːŋ] N (aides-de-camp (pl)) → edecán m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

aide-de-camp

[ˈeɪddəˈkɒm] n → aide m de camp

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

aide-de-camp

n pl <aides-de-camp>

(Mil) → Adjutant(in) m(f)

= aide

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

aide-de-camp

[ˌeɪddəˈkɒŋ] n (Mil) → aiutante m di campo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Meanwhile the young aide-de-camp reached, not without difficulty, the only wooden house still left standing in Studzianka.

"Is that you, Philippe?" said the aide-de-camp, recognizing a friend by the tones of his voice.

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Fearfully rich, handsome, great connections, an aide-de-camp, and with all that a very nice, good-natured fellow.

"Bill!" he called, and he went into the next room where he promptly came across and aide-de-camp of his acquaintance and dropped into conversation with him about an actress and her protector.

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I always tell him: Here he is Uncle's aide-de-camp, a most brilliant position.

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Bonaparte then spoke to him sharply, and the aide-de-camp, with evident unwillingness, left the room.

"A Corsican!" replied the aide-de-camp. "I distrust those fellows too much to--"

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An officer of the Cuirassier Life Guards, a handsome prince who everyone predicted would become aide-de-camp to the Emperor Nicholas I and have a brilliant career, left the service, broke off his engagement to a beautiful maid of honour, a favourite of the Empress's, gave his small estate to his sister, and retired to a monastery to become a monk.

The Emperor Nicholas Pavlovich (Nicholas I) had noticed him while he was still at the College, and continued to take notice of him in the regiment, and it was on this account that people predicted for him an appointment as aide-de-camp to the Emperor.

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"Then the general sent me back the letter by an aide-de-camp, informing me that if I were found the next day within the circumscription of his command, he would have me arrested."

"To all my letters, my lord; and the aide-de-camp had known me at St.

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"It is not necessary, Raoul, that your duty as aide-de-camp should lead you into too hazardous enterprises.