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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

  1. See shop assistant

“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. archaichelpful 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 51Թ Forms

  • nonassistant noun
  • unassistant adjective
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51Թ 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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He had been an assistant coach at Long Beach State and before that Riverside City College while also helping USA Baseball identify amateur talent.

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Sir David's polished image has, on occasion, been tarnished by scandal - in 2003, he faced accusations of an extra-marital affair with his former personal assistant Rebecca Loos.

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As a result he had a grudge against school assistants in general, and apparently had made up his mind to kill one.

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She’s an expert on disinformation and an assistant professor of journalism at Boston University.

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The motion alleges that three prison officials, including a warden and an assistant warden, conspired to have Kelly killed by another inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine.

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