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assistant

Pronunciation: /əˈsɪstənt/

The English word “assistant” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
  2. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

noun

  1. Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.
  2. A person who assists or helps someone else.
  3. Sales assistant.
  4. A software tool that provides assistance in some task, a wizard program.

Etymology

From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface analysis, assist + -ant.

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