assistant
Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
Other meanings
Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
Related words
- assistant professor
- assistant manager
- assistant referee
- assistant stage manager
- assistant-manage
- education assistant
- lab assistant
- laboratory assistant
- language assistant
- legal assistant
- library assistant
- certified nursing assistant
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle French "assistant".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “assistant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.