aide-de-camp

noun

ˌād-di-ˈkamp

-ˈkäⁿ

plural aides-de-camp ˌād(z)-di-ˈkamp

-ˈkäⁿ

Synonyms of aide-de-camp

: a military aide

also : a civilian aide usually to an executive

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Imbued with history, this space was once home to a soldier’s aide-de-camp during the general’s residence in the manor. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Accompanied by his aide-de-camp Abraham Shah (Danny Pudi), Quinn gets summoned into a meeting with General Davidson (Joe Morton) expecting congratulations. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025

In a recording from Dec. 8, Bolsonaro’s aide-de-camp, Lt. Col. Mauro Cid, is heard telling Gen. Fernandes that time was running out to keep his boss in office. —Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 Over the next decade and a half, Landon served as Qaboos’s aide-de-camp, helping the sultan defeat the Communist insurgency then build one of the Middle East’s strongest military forces. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024 Unlike his predecessor, Xi has some knowledge of the PLA’s internal workings from his stint as aide-de-camp to a senior figure in the CCP body overseeing the military and from fellow CCP blue bloods who serve as senior officers. —Christopher Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2023 Temple hoped to contribute to the cause directly: In 1779, he was slated to participate in a French raid of England, serving as the Marquis de Lafayette’s aide-de-camp, but the invasion was canceled due to sick crews and bad weather. —Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024 The detective said in the indictment that Mr. Bolsonaro’s aide-de-camp, Mauro Cid, told investigators the former president asked him to insert the false data into the system for both himself and his daughter. —Mauricio Savarese, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024 The exhibition tells the stories of Washington’s companions in his war camps, including his enslaved valet, William Lee, who would dress him in the tent; three of his aides-de-camp; and the soldiers selected to guard the commander in chief. —Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French aide de camp, literally, camp assistant

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of aide-de-camp was in 1670

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aide-de-camp

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-ˈkän

plural aides-de-camp

ˌād(z)-di-

: an aide to a high military or naval officer

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