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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Barrio was most recently at the University of Nevada as senior associate director of athletics for intercollegiate services and a special assistant to the president. — Kelli Stacy, courant.com, "Central Connecticut State University Names New Athletic Director," 12 July 2018 The younger Betts — his mother Paulette was a personal assistant to Cher, who was married to Gregg Allman in the 1970s — will play at Peach with a band led by Gregg’s son Devon. — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, "Guitar great Dickey Betts on unretiring, mourning the Allman brothers, and why he'll always be a 'Ramblin' Man'," 12 July 2018 My first job after the Page Program was the assistant to Kate Snow and Harry Smith, two (NBC) correspondents. — Susannah Hutcheson, USA TODAY, "How I became a journalist for the younger generation: 'Stay Tuned' host Savannah Sellers," 10 July 2018 Head coach Marc Jackson, now an assistant at Cypress Creek, guided the Pioneers to back-to-back winning seasons (2002 and 2003) for the first time at Oak Ridge since the mid-70s. — Chris Hays, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Coach Clint Johnson hopes to return Oak Ridge to glory," 10 July 2018 Her mother is a special education assistant at Clayton Valley Charter High School in Concord. — New York Times, "Lisa Hill, Theodore Ellis," 8 July 2018 Livreri has spent the past seven years as an assistant at Utah, including the past two as the Utes’ associate head coach. — Michael Lycklama, idahostatesman, "New Boise State softball coach ‘can take this program to the next level’," 5 July 2018 At the time, Gonzalez-Jones was an assistant to the show’s executive producer. — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Dancing with the Stars Champ J.R. Martinez Marries Longtime Girlfriend Diana Gonzalez-Jones," 3 July 2018 Barry Bonds will have his jersey retired by the San Francisco Giants, Roger Clemens works within the Houston Astros organization as a special assistant to the general manager and Alex Rodriguez is back with the New York Yankees as an adviser. — Benjamin Brown, Fox News, "Sammy Sosa doesn't care what people think about his skin bleaching," 28 June 2018

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