adjutant
adjutant Lexical Profile
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• noun
A military officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a senior commanding officer.
"The colonel instructed his adjutant to draft the daily orders and distribute them to the troops."
A person who acts as an assistant or helper to another in performing their duties.
"He served as a capable adjutant to the head researcher, organizing data files and preparing laboratory equipment."
A large, scavenging stork of the genus Leptoptilos, native to southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, characterized by a massive bill and a bare head and neck.
"During the wildlife safari in India, the group spotted a greater adjutant wading in the shallow wetland."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Latin 'adiutant-', the stem of 'adiutans', which is the present participle of 'adiutare' (to help), a frequentative form of 'adiuvare' (from 'ad-' meaning 'to' + 'iuvare' meaning 'to help').
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