adjutant
Collocations
4ADJ.
general
VERB + ADJUTANT
arrives, exclaimed
ADJUTANT + NOUN
officer
PREP.
without
Definitions
noun
A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
An assistant.
Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, family Ciconiidae, native to India and Southeast Asia.
Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Plotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.
adj
Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
adjutant officer
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior o
- aide
- aide-de-camp
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Plotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus anti
Wiktionaryadjutant officer
Wiktionary"We have carried the day, Sir!" exclaimed the adjutant to the general as the heavy cavalry smashed through the opposing lines.
Tatoeba · #918960The general arrives without his adjutant.
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