Definitions for assistant
əˈsɪs təntas·sis·tant

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. assistant, helper, help, supporter(adj)

   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"

2. adjunct, assistant(adj)

   of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. assistant(Noun)

   Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.

   Etymology: From assistant, from assister.

2. assistant(Noun)

   A person who assists or helps someone else.

   Etymology: From assistant, from assister.

3. assistant(Noun)

   sales assistant.

   Etymology: From assistant, from assister.

4. assistant(Noun)

   A software tool that provides assistance in some task.

   Etymology: From assistant, from assister.

5. assistant(Adjective)

   Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

   Etymology: From assistant, from assister.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Assistant(adj)

   helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary

   Etymology: [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]

2. Assistant(adj)

   of the second grade in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon

   Etymology: [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]

3. Assistant(noun)

   one who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help

   Etymology: [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]

4. Assistant(noun)

   an attendant; one who is present

   Etymology: [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. assistant

   In the English army, is the third grade in any particular branch of the staff, such as the quartermaster-general’s or adjutant-general’s. After the principal comes the deputy and then the assistant. In the United States it is the second grade in the staff branches of the army.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. assistant

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, knowledge, training, awareness to perform their job title, role and responsibility to provide support in a business.

   Assistant roles are within retail, schools and other organizations.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assistant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4590

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assistant' in Nouns Frequency: #1495

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assistant' in Adjectives Frequency: #673

Anagrams for assistant »

1. Satanists

How to pronounce assistant?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assistant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assistant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of assistant in a Sentence

1. Thomas J. Watson:

   A manager is an assistant to his men.

2. Victoria Beckham:

   I was a sales assistant for the day, i am quite good, I actually worked at a fast food restaurant so I have been behind the till before.

3. Jonathan Collins:

   Sonos' goal is to provide music and speaker systems to the widest audience they can, if the company went down their own route with a voice assistant, it'd be head-to-head competing against players like Amazon and Google in that smart speaker market, which isn't where Sonos wants to be or where its strength is.

4. Matt McIlwain:

   That trusted assistant could function as my agent for all kinds of transactions and activities.

5. Ken Padowitz:

   ``Mr. Adkins lost the Florida state lottery and won an all-expense-paid trip to the Florida state prison for 18 months,``said Assistant State Attorney Ken Padowitz, who prosecuted him.

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