adjutant

[ aj-uh-tuhnt ]

noun

1. Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.
2. British Military. an executive officer.
3. an assistant.
4. adjutant stork.

adjutant

/ ˈædʒətənt /

noun

1. an officer who acts as administrative assistant to a superior officer Abbreviationadjtadj
2. See adjutant bird
   short for adjutant bird

Derived Forms

• ˈadjutancy, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjutant¹

1590–1600; < Latin adjūtant- (stem of adjūtāns, present participle of adjūtāre to help, assist), equivalent to ad- ad- + jū- (variant stem of juvāre to help) + -t- frequentative suffix + -ant- -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjutant¹

C17: from Latin adjūtāre to aid

Example Sentences

Mr. Wright, my Adjutant, saw one strike in a puddle between him and myself as we marched at the head of the Regiment.

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"You may be thankful if you don't get those two young alligators in the other tank," said a gruff-voiced adjutant.

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That was a difficulty at first, as neither the adjutant's nor my book gave the French for bacon.

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George is buried by the side of his adjutant in a little garden in the village, between two houses on the west side.

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As a supporter of Bute he was appointed adjutant-general and governor of Stirling, posts worth £4,000 a year.

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