assistant
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
assistants
plural
assistants
Britannica Dictionary definition of ASSISTANT
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a person who helps someone
especially
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a person whose job is to help another person to do work
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see also physician's assistant
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a magician's assistant [=helper]
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an assistant to the college president
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an assistant to the store manager
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a dental assistant [=a person whose job is to help a dentist]
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a wealthy executive who has a personal assistant
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a person whose job is to help the customers in a store
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She works as a sales assistant [=salesclerk] at Macy's.
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(Brit) a shop assistant
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assistant
/əˈsɪstənt/
adjective
2
assistant
/əˈsɪstənt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ASSISTANT
always used before a noun
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having the job of helping someone to do work
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having a lower rank or position than others in a group, organization, etc.
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an assistant store manager
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an assistant editor
