as in assistant
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 aide-de-camp
His steely aide-de-camp, Mauricio Corredor (also based on a historical figure), is of Rarámuri heritage but has assimilated into Mexican culture.
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Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
All our aides-de-camp are top in their respective psychiatric branches.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Justices are also questioning Bolsonaro's former running mate and defense minister Walter Braga Netto, former ministers Anderson Torres and Augusto Heleno and ex aide-de-camp Mauro Cid, among others.
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Arkansas Online,
11 June 2025
Meanwhile, Elon Musk, Trump’s aide-de-camp, has taken a chainsaw to the federal workforce, dispatching his deputies to storm agencies and fire workers who tried to stop his team from illegally downloading government data.
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Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
Bolsonaro’s running mate during the 2022 election and former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto, ex-Justice Minister Anderson Torres and his aide-de-camp Mauro Cid, among others, will also stand trial.
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Eléonore Hughes,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Imbued with history, this space was once home to a soldier’s aide-de-camp during the general’s residence in the manor.
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Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Accompanied by his aide-de-camp Abraham Shah (Danny Pudi), Quinn gets summoned into a meeting with General Davidson (Joe Morton) expecting congratulations.
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Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Jan. 2025
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
All our aides-de-camp are top in their respective psychiatric branches.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Justices are also questioning Bolsonaro's former running mate and defense minister Walter Braga Netto, former ministers Anderson Torres and Augusto Heleno and ex aide-de-camp Mauro Cid, among others.
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Arkansas Online,
11 June 2025
Meanwhile, Elon Musk, Trump’s aide-de-camp, has taken a chainsaw to the federal workforce, dispatching his deputies to storm agencies and fire workers who tried to stop his team from illegally downloading government data.
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Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
Bolsonaro’s running mate during the 2022 election and former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto, ex-Justice Minister Anderson Torres and his aide-de-camp Mauro Cid, among others, will also stand trial.
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Eléonore Hughes,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Imbued with history, this space was once home to a soldier’s aide-de-camp during the general’s residence in the manor.
—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Accompanied by his aide-de-camp Abraham Shah (Danny Pudi), Quinn gets summoned into a meeting with General Davidson (Joe Morton) expecting congratulations.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide-de-camp
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During the congressional hearing, Ranyan testified that the agency’s assistant secretary for security met with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department earlier in the year to pursue a contract for 24-hour patrol.
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Heat assistant coach Wayne Ellington will coach the team.
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But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.
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The former aide worked for the brothers from 2005 to 2013, before their estrangement.
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Aaron Sorkin came calling soon after, casting Hill as presidential aide Charlie Young on The West Wing, a role that earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination.
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And this time—unlike the first year of the Chávez administration, when some Venezuelans still saw the new president as a source of hope — neither oil revenues nor all the international aid combined will be enough to mitigate the effects of the most powerful earthquake in a century.
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Officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately began rendering aid.
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“Aide-de-camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide-de-camp. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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