assistant

noun

as·sis·tant | \ə-ˈsi-stənt

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 pda entry 1

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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

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One evening last May in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the night of the local primary election, Dave Ball, the assistant IT director for Knox County, settled into the Naugahyde chair of his dusty home office and punched away at his desktop computer. — Benjamin Wofford, Vox, "The midterms are already hacked. You just don’t know it yet.," 25 Oct. 2018 Plus, Bill Gavin, former FBI assistant director, on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser calling for an FBI investigation. — Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: Hearing in limbo as Kavanaugh's accuser sets her terms; Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen meets with Mueller," 21 Sep. 2018 Gesser resigned from his job as an assistant athletic director at WSU. — Thomas Clouse, The Seattle Times, "Former WSU QB Jason Gesser resigns amid sexual-misconduct allegations," 18 Sep. 2018 Both the director and assistant director quit on the first day (which is why Loeb and Allyn are now directing), as did the costumer, location manager, and several other crew members. — Anna Silman, The Cut, "The Pro-Life ‘Roe v. Wade’ Movie Sounds Like a Total Disaster," 13 July 2018 Others charged include: Steven DeMoss, assistant safety director; John Ellis Scott, who worked in the safety department; and section foremen Billie Hearld, Dwight Fulkerson and Jeremy Hackney, all of whom worked at the company's Parkway Mine. — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky coal mine officials charged with cheating on key safety tests," 11 July 2018 Today, Holmes is an award-winning artist who graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and serves as the assistant director of MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships. — Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com, "Artist Ekua Holmes wants to plant hope all over Roxbury," 11 July 2018 Schmid is a brunette assistant program director at the Center for the Creative Arts with an intricate arm tattoo, calm demeanor and a mind constantly queuing up possibilities. — Washington Post, "Best friends take First State Flea market on the road," 6 July 2018 Michelle Lord, the library’s assistant director and head of circulation, retired this spring before Smayda retired. — Bill Leukhardt, Courant Community, "Southington Hires New Library Director From Coventry," 3 July 2018

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