orderly
1
7.4
- noun
- /ˈɔrdərli/
- Jargon
:
ordenanza
- I want to wear her thick, rich skin, carry her eyelids over my own eyes, and throw my arms around the neck of a junkie who's thrusting his knife into the skin of an orderly's scrotum.
Examples
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Only officers of the Indian army, like Colonel Arbuthnott, have Indian orderlies.
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No, they're carefully monitored, so I don't know how an orderly could.
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You heard what that orderly said.
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Report to the sergeant in the orderly's room.
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He was standing under the shower, and his orderly was soaping him.
Fiction book (1998) -
Lieutenant Shaffer, replace the detail with orderlies.
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Those orderlies, major... most of 'em haven't even held a rifle until now.
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He's fastidious about his dress, and a military orderly actually learns to black boots.
Fiction book (1993) -
The orderly assisted the captain by delivering important messages between different units.
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After the briefing, the orderly prepared the officer's workspace for the day's tasks.
Compounds
- Archaic
A senior soldier who helps an officer by passing orders and handling the unit's paperwork
How Senior
172
5.2
50
4.9
- Formal
3
9.6
- Specialized
7
9.0
- Jargon
1
7.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Orderly for a soldier's attendant originally named someone who carried out an officer's order or 'orders' and looked after small personal tasks. So an orderly is a personal helper who does jobs for a superior.