Thesaurus results for AIDE-DE-CAMP

aide-de-camp

noun

Definition of aide-de-camp

as in assistant

a military officer who assists another high-ranking officer He served as an aide-de-camp to the calvary commander.

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Recent Examples of aide-de-camp All our aides-de-camp are top in their respective psychiatric branches. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 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 His steely aide-de-camp, Mauricio Corredor (also based on a historical figure), is of Rarámuri heritage but has assimilated into Mexican culture. — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026 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 Justices are also questioning Bolsonaro's former running mate and defense minister Walter Braga Netto, former ministers Anderson Torres and Augusto Heleno and ex aide-de-camp Mauro Cid, among others. — Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025 Bolsonaro’s running mate during the 2022 election and former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto, ex-Justice Minister Anderson Torres and his aide-de-camp Mauro Cid, among others, will also stand trial. — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025

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Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
How — and to what extent — AI might reshape her profession remains to be seen, but jobs for administrative assistants and secretaries have been dwindling for decades.

— Claire Savage, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of assistant

Noun

But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.

— Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024

Definition of adjutant

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Some aides were pushing him to run for president in 2016 instead.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of aide

Noun

The Real Cost of Waiting Only one in four adults who could benefit from a hearing aid has ever used one, and the average person waits nine years after a diagnosis before doing anything about it.

— Allison Palmer July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Most people who could benefit from a hearing aid have never used one.

— Allison Palmer July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

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