Assistant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈsɪstənt|  American pronunciation of the word assistant
Brit.  |əˈsɪst(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word assistant

noun

- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (syn: help, helper, supporter)
my invaluable assistant

adjective

- of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another (syn: adjunct)

Extra examples

She is looking for an assistant to help her answer e-mails.

Hiring an assistant has freed him to spend more time with his family.

She was promoted from assistant editor to associate editor and may soon be promoted to senior editor.

She motioned to her assistant.

...the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble...

The assistant will administer the test.

When the coach quit, her assistant inherited a last-place team.

The case is being prosecuted by the assistant district attorney.

...hired a supremely incapable assistant who only made a mess of things...

...the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent...

...the assistant's job was to shield the president from such footling problems...

...tried to figure out how the illusionist made his assistant disappear from the stage...

...the demands of the chairmanship were becoming too importunate for me to continue without an assistant...

...fully aware that he was an indispensable assistant, he decided that it was high time that he be paid what he was worth...

...scolded his assistant for having no more intelligence than a moke...

Word forms

noun
singular: assistant
plural: assistants
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