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army attache

army attache

7.5
A military officer who works at an embassy and represents their country's army
  • noun
  • /ˈɑrmi ˌæˈtæʃeɪ/
  • Formal
translation icon : agregado militar
  • As an army attache, she reported military developments back to her home country.

Examples

  • The army attache briefed the ambassador on military matters.

  • He served as an army attache in several European capitals during his career.

  • The army attache attended the official reception at the embassy.

  • An army attache can provide crucial intelligence.

  • As an army attache, she reported military developments back to her home country.

  • He served as an army attache in several European capitals during his career.

  • The army attache attended the official reception at the embassy.

Synonyms

military attache
vsarmy attache
1 7.4

A person at an embassy who advises on and represents the armed forces

represents only one branch of the armed forces rather than all branches

Surface Forms

army attache singular
army attaches plural

Morphology

army + attache

The meaning is directly compositional: 'attache' means a diplomat or specialist attached to an embassy, and the modifier 'army' specifies the military branch, so 'army attache' straightforwardly denotes a military diplomat. This noun+noun specialization pattern (and the cognate attaché in many languages) makes the sense predictable and accessible to learners who know both constituents.

Etymology

Army attache comes from the French word for 'attached' plus the word army, so it literally names an army officer who is attached to an embassy. That's why the term means 'an army representative at the embassy'.