aide-de-campnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌeɪd.dəˈkɑ̃ː/us/ˌeɪd.dəˈkæmp/plural aides-de-camp uk/ˌeɪd.dəˈkɑ̃ː/us/-ˈkæmp/abbreviation ADCa military or naval officer who helps an officer of higher rank:
He became Napoleon's aide-de-camp in 1804.
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General ranks in the armed forces
- ADC
- adjutant
- artificer
- C-in-C
- captain
- chief of staff
- commandant
- commander-in-chief
- commissioned officer
- five-star
- flash
- four-star
- generalissimo
- NCO
- non-commissioned officer
- officer
- ranking
- top brass
- warrant officer
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