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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As a graduate student assistant, former Bruin Emma Malabuyo has gained a better understanding of the other side of the sport and is growing into her new leadership role.
From Los Angeles Times
He followed up a day later asking Epstein’s assistant for contact information for top managers at Black’s family office to try to pitch them on the private bank.
That single, thirteen-letter spirit word was translated by a medium’s assistant into a paragraph containing forty-five words of English!
From Literature
One promotional video for the new AI assistant features the "Patty" chat-bot notifying an employee that a machine is running low on Diet Coke.
From BBC
He worked his way up through the ranks in the White House Counsel's Office and then into the Oval Office, where he became deputy assistant to the president.
From BBC
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