teaching assistant

American

noun

a graduate student in a college or university who is the recipient of a teaching fellowship. TA

teaching assistant British

noun

another name for classroom assistant

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teaching assistantship

noun

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Lo recommends treating your AI investing companion similar to how he treated an exceptional teaching assistant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Allen was a teaching assistant at the Pasadena school, where he graduated with a mechanical engineering degree the following year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

While at Caltech, he was a teaching assistant and a member of the school’s Christian fellowship and the Nerf club, according to his LinkedIn profile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

It argues the inclusion money will equate to a part-time teaching assistant for the average primary school, and two teaching assistants for the average secondary.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Edlefsen was a late bloomer, six years older than Ernest yet still only a teaching assistant.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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