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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On the ground floor, Prager and her assistants had remade a shop’s windows into those of an electronics store called Eddie’s, complete with nineties-era cassette boom boxes and clock radios. — Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, "Alex Prager is a photographer and filmmaker who lives in Los Angeles.," 1 Sep. 2019 Narbonne has a new principal, new assistant principal and new athletic director. — Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Column: Narbonne suffers big loss in wake of investigation," 31 Aug. 2019 Zavala left Monterey Hills Elementary in South Pasadena this summer after a four-year run as an assistant principal to head back to the school district that helped raise and mold her as a student, parent and teacher. — Andrew J. Campa, Glendale News-Press, "Muir Elementary School’s new principal enjoys homecoming," 30 Aug. 2019 Sending your assistant into press conferences is weak. — SI.com, "Football Manager 2020: 6 Features We Want to See in the Latest Edition," 29 Aug. 2019 Davis, who served the last four years as assistant principal, has been in education for roughly 20 years. — Maia Anderson, chicagotribune.com, "New principal, assistant principal at Olive-Mary Stitt as school year begins for Arlington Heights School District 25," 26 Aug. 2019 Under his assistant, Gene Littles, the Nuggets went 3-13 before he was replaced by Bickerstaff. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "2019 Rockies? 1999 Broncos? Ranking Colorado’s most-disappointing pro sports seasons," 25 Aug. 2019 Formerly an assistant principal at the school for 14 years, Dinkins was named acting principal for the 2019-2020 school year, after former principal Dwayne Jones retired at the end of the past school year. — Katie Jones, baltimoresun.com, "New but familiar faces at the helms of two Laurel schools," 22 Aug. 2019 Who’s out: Karl Newsome, who will become an assistant principal at Jackson Middle School. — oregonlive.com, "The principal shuffle: Who’s in and who’s out at Portland Public Schools," 21 Aug. 2019

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