aides-de-camp

noun

plural of aide-de-camp
as in adjutants
a military officer who assists another high-ranking officer He served as an aide-de-camp to the calvary commander.

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Recent Examples of aides-de-camp All our aides-de-camp are top in their respective psychiatric branches. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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  1. assistants
  2. aides
  3. aids
Noun
  • Other jobs on this list include occupations that are largely administrative and deal with handling data or customer service, such as office clerks, secretaries, administrative assistants, customer service reps and tellers.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Hammock and Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald had worked together as assistants with the Baltimore Ravens.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • For Maryland nurses, aides, teachers and service workers, that can mean the difference between investing a small amount from each paycheck and staying locked out of wealth-building opportunities entirely.
    — Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Now two of those five aides are gone from the West Wing, turnover that’s reshaping the management of a deeply personal presidency.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of aides
Noun
  • The three-seat cabin, lack of driver aids and extreme low weight are all fundamental parts of that formula.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Google's Gemini now enhances Classroom with personalized study aids and offers copyable notebooks.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Aides-de-camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides-de-camp. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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