adjutant

Examples

• All

• He'll be an adjutant, running messages for General Grant.

  Lincoln (2012)

• The adjutant prepared all the necessary documents for the upcoming military exercise.

• You know, this could lead to me being the adjutant general of the territory.

  Hour of the Gun (1967)

• In the background are the adjutant and other personnel.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The responsibility for drawing up these rolls fell to a senior adjutant, Captain Frederick Speed.

  Remember the Sultana (2015)

• This is my adjutant, Captain Kiesel.

  Cross of Iron (1977)

• Gentlemen, this is my adjutant, Lieutenant O'Rourke... who will take care of you.

  Fort Apache (1948)

• There's a man here to interview as your adjutant.

  Valkyrie (2008)

• Colonel Fowler, the General's adjutant, will take you in.

  The General's Daughter (1999)

• The adjutant comes up to him with some papers; the CO grabs them and motions the adjutant away.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

A

aide

vsadjutant

• Formal

365 3.5

A person who helps someone in a job, for example a teacher or politician

is the formal military officer who provides administrative support to one senior officer

A

aide-de-camp

vsadjutant

• Formal

3 9.6

A military officer who helps a senior officer with personal and official duties

is an administrative assistant handling formal office tasks for a senior officer

S

staff officer

vsadjutant

• Specialized

3 6.1

A person in the military who helps a commander plan and manage operations

focuses on direct administrative support to one senior officer rather than wider staff work

Compounds

A

adjutant general

• Specialized

1 9.5

A senior army officer who manages records and staff and helps the commander

A

adjutant bird

• Indian

9.9

A large stork that stands tall and walks upright in India

A

adjutant stork

• Indian

9.9

A large stork from India that walks upright like a soldier

How Senior

adjutant general

• Specialized

1 9.5

adjutant

• Specialized

7 9.0

aide

• Formal

365 3.5

orderly

• Jargon

1 7.4

Surface Forms

Etymology