adjutant

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ad·ju·tant /ˈædʒətənt/ noun [countable]  PMAan army officer responsible for office work 〔陆军中的〕副官

Examples from the Corpus

adjutant• My field officers and adjutant were all dead.• There was no airfield defence, but the adjutant was happy enough, and apparently quite sane.• The adjutant directed him to the hospital next door, giving him written instructions on how to find the ward.• The adjutant found Woolley with the armourer, checking ammunition before he allowed his machine-gun drums to be filled.• The adjutant turned away in shame and disgust.• The adjutant went over to Kit Carson's tent and cleared it out.Origin adjutant (1600-1700) Latin present participle of adjutare; → AID2

ad·ju·tant nounChineseSyllable  

work army officer office Corpus for an responsible

adjutant
ad‧ju‧tant /ˈædʒətənt, ˈædʒʊtənt/ noun [countable]an army officer responsible for office work

ad·ju·tantBrE /ˈædʒʊtənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈædʒʊtənt/ 🔊 nounan army officer who does office work and helps other officers 副官