Aide-de-camp Definition

āddĭ-kămp

aides-de-camp, aids-de-camp

noun

aides-de-camp

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

American Heritage

An officer in the army, navy, etc. serving as assistant to a superior.

Webster's New World

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.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
aide
adjutant

Antonyms:

Antonyms:
saboteur

Other Word Forms of Aide-de-camp

Noun

Singular:

aide-de-camp

Plural:

aides-de-camp

Origin of Aide-de-camp

Borrowing from French, from aide 'aide' + de 'of' camp '(military) camp'

From Wiktionary
French aide assistant de of camp camp

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition