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noun

ə-ˈsi-stənt How to pronounce assistant (audio)
Definition of assistantnext
as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person the chief assistant to the director

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adjective

as in assisting

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Recent Examples of assistant
Noun
To be precise, Guadagnino came to Locarno, in Italian-speaking Switzerland, to discuss Ketticè, the sophomore feature of his former assistant, writer-director Giovanni Tortorici (Diciannove). — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Webflow offers a natural-language AI assistant for tweaking text, optimizing pages for SEO, and even creating entire web applications with the App Gen AI tool. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026
Adjective
Los Angeles also parted ways with general manager Raegan Pebley in July, leaving assistant general managers Zach Knowlton and Nate Nielsen in charge on an interim basis. — Amber Harding, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Owner Jim Crane spent most of the middle innings in separate huddles with assistant general managers Connor Huff and Gavin Dickey. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assistant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistant
  1. aide
  2. supportive
  3. apprentice
  4. subordinate
  5. deputy
  6. aid
  7. adjutant
  8. sidekick
Noun
  • The attention to detail extended even to Obama’s on-screen aide, played by his real-life Director of Oval Office Operations Brian Mosteller.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Dade’s maternal grandmother, Beverly Anderson, told WKBW-TV that her granddaughter worked as a health aide for elderly people and aspired to become a nurse.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of aide
Adjective
  • This is also supportive for pricing your work, recognizing your talent, or making money decisions with more confidence.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The company said feedback during that period was strongly supportive.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of supportive
Noun
  • City Colleges recently launched Chicago Moonshot, an apprenticeship initiative associated with the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, where the district has committed to graduating hundreds of IT apprentices over the next five years.
    — Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The apprentices worked in an assembly line fashion, taking each computer out of the box and plugging it into a charging station.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of apprentice
Adjective
  • The Allies replied that all elements of the Japanese state would be subordinate to occupation authorities.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Whether peer-to-peer, superior-to-subordinate, or subordinate-to-superior, there has to be trust.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of subordinate
Noun
  • Circumstances leading up to the shooting are still under investigation, but deputies said that a man was shot in the leg.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For Daniel Murray, deputy chief investment officer at EFG Asset Management, investor skepticism on European stocks had gone too far given the outlook for strong macro growth and solid earnings.
    — Sagarika Jaisinghani, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • The suit seeks financial compensation and wants Congress to divest US aid from the Israeli military units involved in the destruction.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Police escorted a man accused of killing Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Jane Ross and hiding her body in a suitcase to court on Wednesday after he was charged with murder and robbery.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of aid
Noun
  • But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.
    — Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
Definition of adjutant
Noun
  • The film will follow the offspring of a few beloved sidekicks.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These hearty legumes are often seen with their favorite veggie-plate sidekick, turnip greens.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 25 July 2026
Definition of sidekick

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