Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person officially assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission to serve in a particular capacity.
- noun An attaché case.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One attached to another, as a part of his suite or as one of his attendants; specifically, one attached to an embassy or a legation at a foreign court.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a suite or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
diplomatic officer, usually one who plays a specific role.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
- noun a shallow and rectangular briefcase
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from past participle of attacher, to attach, from Old French attachier; see attach.]
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Borrowing from French attaché (literally "attached")
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