assistant
Americannoun
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a person who assists or gives aid and support; helper.
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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.
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something that aids and supplements another.
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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
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assisting; helpful.
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serving in an immediately subordinate position; of secondary rank.
an assistant coach.
noun
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a person who assists, esp in a subordinate position
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( as modifier )
assistant manager
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See shop assistant
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonassistant noun
- unassistant adjective
Etymology
Origin of assistant
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English assistent, from Latin assistent-, stem of assistēns “standing by,” present participle of assistere “to stand by, help”; assist
Example Sentences
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Harpviken and two other assistants begin the process in January by assessing a large pool of nominations sent to the institute.
Local 99 members include bus drivers, teacher aides, special-education assistants, custodians and food service workers.
From Los Angeles Times
The verdict marked the Justice Department’s first conviction on AI-related economic espionage charges, according to a statement from Roman Rozhavsky, assistant director of the FBI’s counterintelligence and espionage division.
From Los Angeles Times
Hardy put forward her best friend - a teaching assistant of children with additional educational needs - who she said "totally deserves it".
From BBC
A webchat was being extended to 10 times its usual Saturday capacity, with the digital assistant service running all day as normal.
From BBC
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