Definitions for assistant
əˈsɪs təntas·sis·tant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assistant, helper, help, supporteradjective

   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, assistantadjective

   of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. assistantnoun

   Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.

2. assistantnoun

   A person who assists or helps someone else.

3. assistantnoun

   sales assistant.

4. assistantnoun

   A software tool that provides assistance in some task.

5. assistantadjective

   Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

6. Etymology: From assistant, from assister.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assistantadjective

   Helping; lending aid.

   Etymology: from assist.

   Some perchance did adhere to the duke, and were assistant to him openly, or at least under hand. Matthew Hale, Com. Law of Engl.

2. Assistantnoun

   Etymology: from assist.

   1. A person engaged in an affair not as principal, but as auxiliary or ministerial.

   Some young towardly noblemen or gentlemen were usually sent as assistants or attendants, according to the quality of the persons. Francis Bacon, Advice to Sir George Villiers.

   2. Sometimes it is only a softer word for an attendant.

   The pale assistants on each other star’d,
   With gaping mouths for issuing words prepar’d. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assistant

   An assistant is a person who helps or aids another, typically in a job or task. This assistance could involve administrative duties, making arrangements, or carrying out specific tasks to help achieve certain objectives. An assistant may also act as a deputy, taking on the responsibilities of the primary person when they are absent or unavailable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assistantadjective

   helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary

2. Assistantadjective

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

3. Assistantnoun

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

4. Assistantnoun

   an attendant; one who is present

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

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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Anagrams for assistant »

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How to pronounce assistant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say assistant in sign language?

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. Jeff Maggioncalda:

   I use it as a writing assistant and as a thought partner.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   As I said earlier, and I think you already know, we have hired a female assistant to go on staff and to ask these questions in a respectful and professional way, we want this hearing to be handled very professionally, not a political sideshow like you saw the -- put on by the Democrats when they were questioning Brett Kavanaugh.

3. Allen Zhu:

   He was an assistant to a chairman at a foot massage company, he thought it wasn't interesting, and after about a year he applied to join Alibaba as a sales person.

4. Eric Garcetti:

   CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW We outweigh the risks of our situation for other goals, health benefits of connection, and normal routine. It can make people vulnerable to suggestions to bend COVID-19 safety guidelines, she said. We initially may have been fearful, but as we start to gain control we become more confident to confront situations that may have scared us. As a result, as the pandemic continues, some of us have adjusted and started to underestimate the actual threat, ignore situational hazards, and dont take COVID-19 risks as seriously. Speaking to Fox News, Dr. Collin Reiff, a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health, likened caution fatigue to swimming in the ocean. People go swimming in the ocean, a potentially dangerous place, and dont take flotation devices with them. If you dont see anyone drown, you feel fine doing it, he said. But if we hear that 100,000 people died [while swimming in the ocean], and 180,000 could drown by October, you would see more people wearing a flotation device, he said, referringto a recent report that U.S. coronavirus deaths are projected to reach 180,000 by the beginning of October unless the majority of people start wearing face masks. Reiff also hypothesized that cognitive dissonance might play a part in those who find themselves having a more lax attitude toward recommended safety precautions. Experts still recommend safety precautions such as practicing social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing a face covering while in public. (iStock) I think some of it is fatigue, but I think another part of it is that a lot of people havent been [as directly] impacted by the novel coronavirus, he said, noting that the virus had a more direct impact on those living in cities that were hit hard at the start of the pandemic, such as New York City and Philadelphia. CORONAVIRUS INFECTS 60 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDENTS ON SPRING BREAK TRIP TO MEXICO It may not be so much fatigue but their experience with COVID [the precautions] are not convenient for me any longer.

5. Shane Beamer:

   He made some changes at the line of scrimmage, saw some 1-on-1 coverage and being able to take advantage of it. The thing with him, he’s just so poised and confident, calm, poised and cool at all times. He has everything under control. He continues to get better. The fact of the matter is he was a graduate assistant less than a month ago, and he has started and won two college football games.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assistant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assistant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=assistant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=assistant