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.

2. assistant(Noun)

   A person who assists or helps someone else.

3. assistant(Noun)

   sales assistant.

4. assistant(Noun)

   A software tool that provides assistance in some task.

5. assistant(Adjective)

   Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

Origin: From assistant, from assister.

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

1. Assistant(adj)

   helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary

2. Assistant(adj)

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

3. Assistant(noun)

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

4. Assistant(noun)

   an attendant; one who is present

Origin: [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.

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. Matt McIlwain:

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

3. Chief Executive Elms:

   The company had an employee at the time who was effectively a political assistant... it was from the company.

4. Barnaby Furnas:

   I literally think of that robot as a friend, more than a pet, less than an art assistant - somewhere in there.

5. Aung Htet Myat:

   I carry baskets with stones the whole day, if there is no gravel boat to unload, I help bus drivers as an assistant.

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