adjutant

Noun

1. A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
2. An assistant.
3. Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.

Adj

Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæ.d͡ʒə.tənt/

Etymology

Probably partly from Spanish ayudante and partly Portuguese ajudante (“assistant, helper, aide”), use as nouns of adjectives from the present participles of Spanish ayudar and Portuguese ajudar, respectively, from Latin adiūtō (“to help, assist”), with remodeling after Latin adiūtāns, present participle of adiūtō, from adiuvō (“to help, assist”) + -tō (frequentative suffix).

Synonyms

aide-de-camp

aide

assistant

Leptoptilus dubius

adjutant stork

adjutant bird

vindicator

adjutant-bird

flag lieutenant

adjuvant

aid

champion

personal assistant

protector

Translations

ayudante

Adjutant

adjudant

adjudant

ordonnansofficier

aiutante

adiutant

υπασπιστής

Hilfsoffizier

adjutant

ajutante de ordens

edecán

aide de camp

Assistent

muavin