orderly officer

American  

noun

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

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orderly officer British  

noun

1. another name for officer of the day

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Etymology

Origin of orderly officer

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

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orderly officer

During the next four years he had various field commands and in 1906 he became orderly officer to General Joffre, then commander of the 6th Infantry Division in Paris.

From Time Magazine Archive

GOURGAUD, Gaspard.—Napoleon and the Grand Army in Russia, or a critical examination of the Work of Count Ph. de Segur, by General Gourgaud, late principal orderly officer and aid-de-camp to the Emperor Napoleon. . . .

From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various

There was an orderly officer who was very unpopular as he had been months round the hospital and missed many chances of going to the front.

From "Over There" with the Australians by Knyvett, R. Hugh (Reginald Hugh)

“Orders for the 150th to press to the front!” shouted another orderly officer, as he galloped past.

From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Walmsley, Hugh Mulleneux

Our Brigadier while making a tour of inspection of the trenches, turned to the orderly officer and said: "I believe I am hit, here."

From The Red Horizon by MacGill, Patrick