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assistant

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as·sis·tant  (-sstnt)
n.
One that assists; a helper.
adj.
1. Holding an auxiliary position; subordinate.
2. Giving aid; auxiliary.
Synonyms: assistant, aide, coadjutant, coadjutor, helper, lieutenant, second2
These nouns denote a person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of his or her responsibilities: an editorial assistant; a senator's aide; the general's coadjutant; a bishop's coadjutor; a teacher's helper; a politician's lieutenant; a prizefighter's second.

assistant
Noun
1. a helper or subordinate
2. same as shop assistant
Adjective
junior or deputy: assistant manager
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.assistantassistant - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
coadjutor - an assistant to a bishop
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
accomplice, confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
auxiliary, aide - someone who acts as assistant
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
bat boy - (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment
dental assistant - an assistant to a dentist
deputy, lieutenant - an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
actor's assistant, dresser - a wardrobe assistant for an actor
event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)
facilitator - someone who makes progress easier
flower girl - a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession
girl Friday - a female assistant who has a range of duties
enforcer, hatchet man - one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
cat's-paw, pawn, instrument - a person used by another to gain an end
birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice - an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes
underboss - an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)
fashion model, manakin, mannequin, mannikin, manikin, model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
poser, model - a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"
paraprofessional - a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional
powder monkey - someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)
prompter, theater prompter - someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man - the most helpful assistant
secretarial assistant, secretary - an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
sidesman - (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church
subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
water boy, waterer - an assistant who supplies drinking water
whipper-in - huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds
Adj.1.assistant - of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance

assistant
Translations
assistant [əˈsɪstənt] nayudante m/f;
(BRIT) (also: shop assistant) → dependiente/a m/f
assistant [əˈsɪstənt] assist nassistant(e)adjoint(e);
(Brit) (also: shop assistant) → vendeur/euse
assistant [əˈsɪstənt] assist nAssistent(in) m(f);
(Brit) (also: shop assistant) → Verkäufer(in) m(f)
assistant [əˈsɪstənt] nassistente m/f;
(BRIT) (also: shop assistant) → commesso/a


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