assistant
assistant Lexical Profile
assistant Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who ranks below a senior person and helps them in their work or duties.
"The executive hired a personal assistant to manage her daily schedule and correspondence."
A software program or digital device that performs tasks, answers questions, or provides services for a user based on voice or text commands.
"She used her voice-activated digital assistant to set a timer while cooking dinner."
British A salesperson who serves customers in a retail shop.
"The shop assistant helped me find the right size jacket in the stockroom."
• adjective
Acting in a subordinate or supporting capacity to a superior official or professional, often used in job titles.
"After three years of teaching, she was promoted to assistant principal of the high school."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Middle French assistant, from the present participle of Latin assistere ('to stand by, help'), formed from ad- ('to, toward') and sistere ('to take a stand').