adjutant
- Noun. (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
- Noun. An assistant.
- Noun. (zoology) A bird in the genus ''Leptoptilos'' of the stork family Ciconiidae.
- Adjective. The noun used as a modifier (e.g. adjutant officer).
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