Dictionary
at•ta•ché
Pronunciation: (a-ta-shā', at"u- or, esp. Brit., u-tash'ā), [key]—
n.
1. a diplomatic official attached to an embassy or legation, esp. in a technical capacity:
a commercial attaché; a cultural attaché.
2. a military officer who is assigned to a diplomatic post in a foreign country in order to gather military information:
an air attaché; an army attaché; a naval attaché.
3. Also,at"ta•che'.See
attaché case. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.