aide-de-camp

noun

ˌād-di-ˈkamp How to pronounce aide-de-camp (audio)
-ˈkäⁿ
plural aides-de-camp ˌād(z)-di-ˈkamp How to pronounce aide-de-camp (audio)
-ˈkäⁿ
Synonyms of aide-de-campnext
: a military aide
also : a civilian aide usually to an executive

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All our aides-de-camp are top in their respective psychiatric branches. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 Justices are also questioning Bolsonaro's former running mate and defense minister Walter Braga Netto, former ministers Anderson Torres and Augusto Heleno and ex aide-de-camp Mauro Cid, among others. — Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025

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Etymology

French aide de camp, literally, camp assistant

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aide-de-camp was in 1670

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aide-de-camp

noun
ˌād-di-ˈkamp,
-ˈkän
plural aides-de-camp
ˌād(z)-di-
: an aide to a high military or naval officer

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