orderly officer

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noun

Military. officer of the day, as in the British army or, formerly, in the U.S. Army.

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Origin of orderly officer

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby orderly officer

ordered set, order in council, ordering, orderly, orderly marketing agreement, orderly officer, orderly room, Order of Australia, order of battle, order of business, Order of Canada

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How to use orderly officer in a sentence

Old "Spindle-legs" threw up his hands, gasped like a fish, and it seemed half a minute before he whispered "Orderly officer."
Into the Jaws of Death|Jack O'Brien
Presently the colonel seeing that this company did not rally sent an orderly officer who made his way up to it by protected paths.
Evolution, Old & New|Samuel Butler
So you have left the Prince of Monaco, whose orderly officer you were, I have been told.
My Memoirs|Marguerite Steinheil
The orderly-officer, conspicuous by his belt, sits at one end of the long table.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."|G.J. Whyte-Melville

In those days the orderly officer would go round with his question of "Any complaints?"
"Over There" with the Australians|R. Hugh Knyvett

British Dictionary definitions for orderly officer

orderly officer

noun

another name for officer of the day

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