adjutant

The definition of an adjutant in the U.S. military is a staff officer, while in the British military he is an executive officer.

(noun)

An example of adjutant is a person in the US military who reports to a commanding officer and who helps to perform tasks such as issuing orders.

See adjutant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an assistant
Mil. a staff officer who serves as an administrative assistant to the commanding officer
Origin: from its manner of walking, thought of as resembling a military strut
1. a very large stork (Leptoptilos dubius) about 1.5 m (5 ft) tall, of India and SE Asia, with a bare head and neck and a large, thick bill
2. a similar but smaller stork (L. javanicus) found in the same countries
  also called lesser adjutant

Origin: < L adjutans, prp. of adjutare: see aid

See adjutant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun