assistant

as·sis·tant

A0476000 (ə-sĭs′tənt)n. One that assists; a helper.adj.1. Holding an auxiliary position; subordinate.2. Giving aid; auxiliary.

assistant

(əˈsɪstənt) n1. (Professions) a. a person who assists, esp in a subordinate positionb. (as modifier): assistant manager. 2. (Commerce) See shop assistant3. (Professions) See shop assistantadjarchaic helpful or useful as an aid

as•sis•tant

(əˈsɪs tənt)

n. 1. a person who gives aid and support; helper. 2. a person who is subordinate to another in rank, function, etc.; aide; adjutant. 3. something that aids and supplements another. 4. a faculty member in a college or university ranking below an instructor. adj. 5. assisting; helpful. 6. serving in an immediately subordinate position; of secondary rank. [1400–50; < Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	assistant - 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"helper, help, supportercoadjutor - an assistant to a bishopworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"accomplice, confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)auxiliary, aide - someone who acts as assistantattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of anotherbat boy - (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipmentdental assistant - an assistant to a dentistdeputy, lieutenant - an assistant with power to act when his superior is absentactor's assistant, dresser - a wardrobe assistant for an actorevent planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)facilitator - someone who makes progress easierflower girl - a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) processiongirl Friday - a female assistant who has a range of dutiesenforcer, hatchet man - one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superiorcat's-paw, pawn, instrument - a person used by another to gain an endbirthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice - an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classesunderboss - an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)fashion model, manakin, mannequin, mannikin, manikin, model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"poser, model - a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"paraprofessional - a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professionalpowder monkey - someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)prompter, theater prompter - someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speechchief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man - the most helpful assistantsecretarial assistant, secretary - an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organizationsidesman - (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the churchsubordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of anotherwater boy, waterer - an assistant who supplies drinking waterwhipper-in - huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds
Adj.	1.	assistant - of or relating to a person who is subordinate to anotheradjunctsubordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance

assistant

noun1. helper, partner, ally, colleague, associate, supporter, deputy, subsidiary, aide, aider, second, accessory, attendant, backer, protagonist, collaborator, accomplice, confederate, auxiliary, henchman, right-hand man, adjutant, helpmate, coadjutor (rare), abettor, cooperator He had been accompanied to the meeting by an assistant.2. salesperson, shop assistant, checkout person, retail assistant The assistant checked the price on the back cover of the book.

assistant

nounA person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities:adjutant, aide, auxiliary, coadjutant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, lieutenant, second.adjectiveGiving or able to give help or support:accessory, ancillary, auxiliary, collateral, contributory, subsidiary, supportive.

Translations

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assist

(əˈsist) verb to help. The junior doctor assisted the surgeon at the operation. 協助 帮助asˈsistance noun help. Do you need assistance? 協助 帮助asˈsistant noun1. a person who assists; a helper. a laboratory assistant; (also adjective) an assistant headmaster. 助手 助手2. a person who serves in a shop. 店員 店员

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