adjutant
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adjuvant

Definition & Meaning of "adjutant"in English

Adjutant
01

a large, black, and white bird belonging to the family of storks, found in Asia and Africa 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Animal
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
adjutants
Examples
The adjutant stork stood motionless by the riverbank. 
02

an army officer who serves as an administrative or personal assistant to a senior officer, handling orders, correspondence, and organization 

Examples
The general's adjutant delivered the orders to the battalion. 
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