adjutant
Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.
British Military. an executive officer.
an assistant.
Origin of adjutant
1Words Nearby adjutant
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How to use adjutant in a sentence
The wartime state, along with legions of self-appointed adjutants, regularly reminded women that to “keep the home fires burning,” they had to stoke the coals of romance with regular loving letters to men in uniform.
How World War II's ‘Dear John’ Letters Changed American Society | Susan L. Carruthers | February 14, 2022 | TimeMr. Wright, my adjutant, saw one strike in a puddle between him and myself as we marched at the head of the Regiment.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton Laurie"You may be thankful if you don't get those two young alligators in the other tank," said a gruff-voiced adjutant.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousThat was a difficulty at first, as neither the adjutant's nor my book gave the French for bacon.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieGeorge is buried by the side of his adjutant in a little garden in the village, between two houses on the west side.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton Laurie
As a supporter of Bute he was appointed adjutant-general and governor of Stirling, posts worth £4,000 a year.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
British Dictionary definitions for adjutant
/ (ˈædʒətənt) /
an officer who acts as administrative assistant to a superior officer: Abbreviation: adjt, adj
short for adjutant bird
Origin of adjutant
1Derived forms of adjutant
- adjutancy, noun
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