Is Aide-De-Camp a Noun?

or aid-de-camp
noun, plural aides-de-camp. a subordinate military or naval officer acting as a confidential assistant to a superior, usually to a general officer or admiral.

What aide-de-camp means?

Aide-de-camp, (French: “camp assistant”), an officer on the personal staff of a general, admiral, or other high-ranking commander who acts as his confidential secretary in routine matters.

Is an aide-de-camp?

An aide-de-camp (UK: /ˌeɪddəˈkɒ̃/, US: /-ˈkæmp/; French expression meaning literally "helper in the [military] camp") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state.

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