/əˈsɪstənt/
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Translation
A person whose job is to help someone else with their work.
Word origin
From Latin assistere, meaning to stand next to someone.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- assistere
- English cognates
- assist, assistance
Grammar
Gender
Pluralassistants
Examples
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An "assistant" works with and for someone else.
.
A "shop assistant" serves customers in a shop.
meetings.
Here "assistant" is the person doing the helping.
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