| 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 | ||