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noun
1.
a person who assists or gives aid and support; helper.
2.
a person who is subordinate to another in rank, function, etc.; one holding a secondary rank in an office or post: He was assistant to the office manager.
3.
something that aids and supplements another.
4.
a faculty member of a college or university who ranks below an instructor and whose responsibilities usually include grading papers, supervising laboratories, and assisting in teaching.
adjective
5.
assisting; helpful.
6.
serving in an immediately subordinate position; of secondary rank: an assistant coach.
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| assistant (əˈsɪstənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a person who assists, esp in a subordinate position |
| b. (as modifier): assistant manager | |
| 2. | See shop assistant |
| —adj | |
| 3. | archaic helpful or useful as an aid |
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Word Origin & History
assistant
1540s, "one who helps another," from pp. adj. (c.1400), from O.Fr. assistant (adj. and n.), lit. prp. of assister, from L. assistantem, prp. of assistare (see assist).
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