aid-de-camp
[eyd-duh-kamp]
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noun, plural aids-de-camp.
aide-de-camp
or aid-de-camp
[eyd-duh-kamp]
noun, plural aides-de-camp.
Origin of aide-de-camp
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Historical Examples of aid-de-camp
A ball directed at me has killed the horse of my aid-de-camp by my side.
Louis PhilippeJohn S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
"Place him in a chair, then," said the aid-de-camp, for such he was.
I remember exactly how he looked; he had his aid-de-camp with him.
The White Rose of MemphisWilliam C. Falkner
Early in May Washington was made an aid-de-camp to the general.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of VirginiaCharles Campbell
During this silence, the aid-de-camp stood in expectation of orders.
The SpyJ. Fenimore Cooper
aide-de-camp
aid-de-camp
noun plural aides-de-camp or aids-de-camp
Word Origin for aide-de-camp
C17: from French: camp assistant
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