adjutant

[ aj-uh-tuhnt ]

/ ˈædʒ ə tənt /

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noun

Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.

British Military. an executive officer.

an assistant.

adjutant stork.

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Origin of adjutant

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

Words nearby adjutant

adjustive, adjustment, adjustment disorder, adjustor, adjutancy, adjutant, adjutant bird, adjutant general, adjutant stork, adjuvant, ad kalendas Graecas

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How to use adjutant in a sentence

Mr. 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|Various
That 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 Laurie
George 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

adjutant

/ (ˈædʒətənt) /

noun

an officer who acts as administrative assistant to a superior officerAbbreviation: adjt, adj

short for adjutant bird

Derived forms of adjutant

adjutancy, noun

Word Origin for adjutant

C17: from Latin adjūtāre to aid

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