adjutant – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
adjutant
n.
assistant to a commanding officer (Military); assistant, aid
Adjutant
Adjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an
officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO (non-commissioned officer), normally corresponding roughly to a
staff sergeant or
warrant officer.
adjutant
Noun
1. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
(synonym) aide, aide-de-camp
(hypernym) military officer, officer
(hyponym) adjutant general
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. large Indian stork with a military gait
(synonym) adjutant bird, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius
(hypernym) stork
(member-holonym) Leptoptilus, genus Leptoptilus
Adjutant (der)
nm.
assistant, aid; (Military) adjutant, assistant to a commanding officer, aide-de-camp, military officer who performs secretarial duties for a superior officer
Adjutant
(n.)
A species of very large stork (Ciconia argala), a native of India; -- called also the gigantic crane, and by the native name argala. It is noted for its serpent-destroying habits.
(n.)
A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty.
(n.)
A helper; an assistant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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