What does assistant mean?
Definitions for assistant
əˈsɪs təntas·sis·tant
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word assistant.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
adjunct, assistant(adj)
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Wiktionary
assistant(Noun)
Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.
Etymology: From assistant, from assister.
assistant(Noun)
A person who assists or helps someone else.
Etymology: From assistant, from assister.
assistant(Noun)
sales assistant.
Etymology: From assistant, from assister.
assistant(Noun)
A software tool that provides assistance in some task.
Etymology: From assistant, from assister.
assistant(Adjective)
Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
Etymology: From assistant, from assister.
Webster Dictionary
Assistant(adj)
helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary
Etymology: [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]
Assistant(adj)
of the second grade in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon
Etymology: [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]
Assistant(noun)
one who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help
Etymology: [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]
Assistant(noun)
an attendant; one who is present
Etymology: [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assistant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4590
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assistant' in Nouns Frequency: #1495
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assistant' in Adjectives Frequency: #673
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of assistant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of assistant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of assistant in a Sentence
A manager is an assistant to his men.
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.
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.
That trusted assistant could function as my agent for all kinds of transactions and activities.
``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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- مساعدArabic
- помощник, асистент, спомагателенBulgarian
- auxiliar, assistenteCatalan, Valencian
- pomocník, pomocnice, asistent, asistentkaCzech
- Assistent, Helfer, Mitarbeiter, helfend, hilfreichGerman
- βοηθόςGreek
- asistente, ayudanteSpanish
- دستیار, آسیستانPersian
- assistentti, aputyöntekijä, apulais-, apulainen, avustaja, avustavaFinnish
- aide, auxiliaire, assistantFrench
- cúntóirIrish
- asistenteGalician
- segéd, helyettes, asszisztensHungarian
- օգնականArmenian
- helpanto, helperoIdo
- assistenteItalian
- 助手, アシスタントJapanese
- ასისტენტიGeorgian
- អ្នកជំនួយKhmer
- 조수Korean
- asîstan, شاگردKurdish
- optiōLatin
- taituarā, kaiāwhinaMāori
- pembantuMalay
- အကူBurmese
- assistent, assisterende, medhjelperNorwegian
- assistentDutch
- medhjelpar, assistentNorwegian Nynorsk
- asystentPolish
- ajudante, assistentePortuguese
- asistentRomanian
- ассистентка, ассистент, помощница, вспомогательный, помощникRussian
- asistente, asistentAlbanian
- assistentSwedish
- naibuSwahili
- ผู้ช่วยThai
- asistanTurkish
- yufanVolapük
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