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assistant
[ uh-sis-tuhnt ]
/ əˈsɪs tənt /
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noun
a person who assists or gives aid and support; helper.
a person who is subordinate to another in rank, function, etc.; one holding a secondary rank in an office or post: He was assistant to the office manager.
something that aids and supplements another.
a faculty member of a college or university who ranks below an instructor and whose responsibilities usually include grading papers, supervising laboratories, and assisting in teaching.
adjective
assisting; helpful.
serving in an immediately subordinate position; of secondary rank: an assistant coach.
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Origin of assistant
OTHER WORDS FROM assistant
non·as·sis·tant, nounun·as·sist·ant, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH assistant
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British Dictionary definitions for assistant
assistant
/ (əˈsɪstənt) /
noun
- a person who assists, esp in a subordinate position
- (as modifier)assistant manager
See shop assistant
adjective
archaic helpful or useful as an aid
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