aide-de-camp
aide–de–camp
noun \ˌād-di-ˈkamp, -ˈkäⁿ\ plural aides–de–camp\ˌād(z)-di-\
Definition of AIDE-DE-CAMP
: a military aide; also : a civilian aide usually to an executive
See Origin of AIDE-DE-CAMP
French aide de camp, literally, camp assistant
First Known Use: 1670
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