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Definition of assistant
1 : a person who assists someone : helper; also : a person holding an assistantship
2 : a device or product that provides assistance software assistants personal digital assistant — see 1pda
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Examples of assistant in a Sentence
an assistant to the college president
an assistant to the store manager
a wealthy executive who has a personal assistant
Recent Examples of assistant from the Web
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Dr. Maria I. Rodriguez, assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine advises.
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Former Bengals assistant Bill Walsh got Coslet into coaching in San Francisco in 1980 before Paul Brown and new Bengals coach Forrest Gregg hired Coslet the next year - but not without another workout.
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Pettus is a safe crisis management assistant, according to a JCPS database obtained by the Courier-Journal in August.
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The photograph was submitted to The Star and its validity confirmed with an administrative assistant with the Jackson County (Kansas) District Court.
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The appliance is also Wi-Fi connected and can be controlled through Amazon's assistant Alexa.
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This month marks the end of the career for five Ramona Unified School District teachers, the superintendent’s administrative assistant, and four members of the district’s support staff.
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Wasikowski led the Boilermakers (29-27) to a 19-win turnaround in 2017 in his first season as a head coach after stints as an assistant at Arizona and Oregon.
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The response was overwhelmingly positive, said Stephen Taylor, assistant dean of graduate programs at W.P. Carey.
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Origin and Etymology of assistant
see 1assist
ASSISTANT Defined for English Language Learners
assistant
playDefinition of assistant for English Language Learners
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: a person who helps someone; especially : a person whose job is to help another person to do work
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: a person whose job is to help the customers in a store
ASSISTANT Defined for Kids
Definition of assistant for Students
: acting as a helper to another an assistant manager
Definition of assistant for Students
: a person who assists another
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