assistant
noun
as·sis·tant
ə-ˈsi-stənt 
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
assistant
adjective
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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Jamie encouraged his sister to become a coach, and Maggie became an assistant at DePaul not long after leaving from USD.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Worried about his coordinator paying more attention to his new job than his old one, Saban tabbed Steve Sarkisian his new offensive assistant a week before the title game, and Kiffin left for the state of Florida.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images Pritchard served as an assistant at Stanford from 2010-22 under Jim Harbaugh and David Shaw, before leaving for the NFL in 2023.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The picture is near identical to a photo was taken during the 2024 campaign and shared by Margo Martin, special assistant to the president and communications advisor.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Worried about his coordinator paying more attention to his new job than his old one, Saban tabbed Steve Sarkisian his new offensive assistant a week before the title game, and Kiffin left for the state of Florida.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images Pritchard served as an assistant at Stanford from 2010-22 under Jim Harbaugh and David Shaw, before leaving for the NFL in 2023.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The picture is near identical to a photo was taken during the 2024 campaign and shared by Margo Martin, special assistant to the president and communications advisor.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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assistant
noun
as·sis·tant
ə-ˈsis-tənt
: a person who assists another : helper
assistant
adjective
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