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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

/ əˈ²õɪ²õ³ÙÉ™²Ô³Ù /

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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôa²õ·²õ¾±²õt²¹²Ô³Ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ôa²õ·²õ¾±²õ³Ùa²Ô³Ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of assistant1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English assistent, from Latin assistent-, stem of ²¹²õ²õ¾±²õ³Ùŧ²Ô²õ “standing by,†present participle of assistere “to stand by, helpâ€; assist
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Example Sentences

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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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“As part of our radical transparency efforts, I will ensure the curriculum students are taught is age-appropriate and medically accurate,†said Andrew Gradison, ACF acting assistant secretary, in a statement on the curriculum review.

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“Vaccines are medicines, and all medicines have side effects — even when the net benefit is large,†observes Adam Gaffney, a Harvard medical school assistant professor who has been critical of the study.

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