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assistant

[ uh-sis-tuhnt ]

noun

  1. a person who assists or gives aid and support; helper.
  2. 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.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. something that aids and supplements another.
  4. 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

  1. assisting; helpful.
  2. serving in an immediately subordinate position; of secondary rank:

    an assistant coach.

assistant

/ əˈɪəԳ /

noun

    1. a person who assists, esp in a subordinate position
    2. ( as modifier )

      assistant manager

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. archaic.
    helpful or useful as an aid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDza·tԳ noun
  • ܲa·aԳ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assistant1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English assistent, from Latin assistent-, stem of ŧԲ “standing by,” present participle of assistere “to stand by, help”; assist
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Example Sentences

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And she would have a personal assistant to help her get her through her “crisis.”

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He has held numerous positions including counselor, sports coach, child-care assistant, substitute teacher and behavioral therapist.

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Sardinha had worked as a bartender’s assistant, but a motorcycle accident in 2019 left her unable to grab a knife well enough to chop lemons, as the job required.

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Amazon unveiled its own generative AI shopping assistant last year, while rival AI firm Perplexity also has a shopping tool.

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Streeting had called for his former assistant to resign, saying: "There are no excuses for his appalling behaviour. I am calling for him, again, to resign as a Redbridge councillor immediately."

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