aide-de-camp
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dəˈkæmp noun, plural aides-de-camp.
a subordinate military or naval officer acting as a confidential assistant to a superior, usually to a general officer or admiral.
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| —n , pl aides-de-camp, aids-de-camp | |
| ADC a military officer serving as personal assistant to a senior | |
| [C17: from French: camp assistant] | |
| aid-de-camp or aid-de-camp | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French: camp assistant] | |
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Aide-de-camp
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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