assistant

[US]/əˈsɪstənt/
[UK]/əˈsɪstənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. helper, deputy, aide; assistant

Phrases & Collocations

personal assistant

virtual assistant

Example Sentences

That's the new assistant, I presume.

a nurse's aide.See Synonyms at assistant

a care assistant was working alongside him.

had my assistant run the errand.

My assistant’s one in a million.

a reliable assistant; a reliable car.

She was downgraded to assistant manager.

a supervisor degraded to an assistant;

The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.

Rhyme and meter are assistants to memory.

Can you entrust an assistant with the task?

the organized crime figure and his lieutenants.See Synonyms at assistant

She took up a post as research assistant in the Department of Pharmacology.

a proctor’s assistant at Oxford University or Cambridge University.

An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.

I answer to the Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations.

my research assistant is prone to flights of fancy.

Real-world Examples

She offers European assistants in securing the Syrian sites.

Source: NPR News September 2013 Compilation

Vic is an assistant at an orphanage.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

So he hired an assistant, Anna Snitkina, to help him.

Source: Stories of World Celebrities: Literary Figures and Poets

You guys have an assistant? - Yeah.

Source: Deadly Women

Why does Joanna need two assistants?

Source: Friends Season 3

No, Joey. Chandler could be your assistant.

Source: Friends Season 6

Well, then can we hire an assistant?

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

She is James' assistant, the big boss.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

And here's a sticker from our special assistant.

Source: The Growth History of a Little Princess

And you're the accounts assistant, aren't you?

Source: New Cambridge Business English (Elementary)

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