Adjutant – an army, air force or marine officer who deals with administration work for a senior officer
(Pronounced aj-uh-tuhnt)
To remember the definition of the word adjutant, use the following mnemonic:
The agitated ant (adjutant) sat next to the commanding officer annoyed that she had to do all of his administration because it was in such a mess.
Examples of adjutant in a sentence
The adjutant took care of anything administrative while her senior got the praise.
After annoying the higher ranking officers, he was demoted to being an adjutant.
The adjutant had always dreamed of fighting on the front line.
