English noun: adjutant | |||
1. | adjutant (person) an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | ||
Synonyms | aide, aide-de-camp | ||
Broader (hypernym) | military officer, officer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adjutant general | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
2. | adjutant (animal) large Indian stork with a military gait | ||
Synonyms | adjutant bird, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stork | ||
Member meronym | genus Leptoptilus, Leptoptilus | ||