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assistant

3 syllables
adjectivenoun
Quick answer

As an adjective, assistant means having a subordinate or auxiliary position. As a noun, it means a person who assists or helps someone else.

Meanings of assistant

8 meanings

adjective

  1. Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

    “an assistant surgeon”

  2. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

  3. Of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

    Similar: adjunct

noun

  1. A person who assists or helps someone else.

  2. UKSales assistant.

  3. A software tool that provides assistance in some task, a wizard program.

  4. A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purposeperson

    “my invaluable assistant”

    “they hired additional help to finish the work”

    Similar: helper, help, supporter
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteSomeone who is present; a bystander, a witness.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

assistant around the world

UKSales assistant.

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
adjunct
noun: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or …
helperhelpsupporter

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