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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 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDza·tԳ noun
  • ܲa·aԳ 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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Example Sentences

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The mandate requires that any closures or reduction in hours at park sites are first reviewed by the National Park Service director and assistant secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks for approval.

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So he spent little time in an office, instead sitting with his assistants, working directly with his players and embedding his ideas.

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Patrick, 35, is an amateur rider as a sideline to being his father's assistant at a training establishment in County Carlow that stands head and shoulders ahead of its jump racing rivals.

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The MP was as a junior minister under Gordon Brown and was an assistant whip under Tony Blair.

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“Federal financial assistance is a privilege, not a right,” Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for civil rights, said in a statement.

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