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/ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/ · noun
A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary..
Unlike the orderly or batman, a humble low-ranking servant, an aide-de-camp is often a general, who before the institution of the chief of staff could hold a similar position to his chief.
The police uncovered the plot after recovering information from the phone of Bolsonaro’s former personal secretary, Lt Col Mauro Cid, who served as Bolsonaro’s aide-de-camp during his 2019–2023 presidency.
Use aide-de-camp when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Aide-de-camp means A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary..
Common synonyms include adjutant, aide.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Unlike the orderly or batman, a humble low-ranking servant, an aide-de-camp is often a general, who before the institution of the chief of staff could hold a similar position to his chief.
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