Definition of assistant in English:

assistant

noun əˈsɪst(ə)ntəˈsɪstənt

1A person who ranks below a senior person.
the managing director and his assistant
as modifier an assistant manager
Example sentencesExamples
- He's signed other strikers and there's an assistant manager who will have his own views on things.
- All hurling team managers, their assistants and parents are asked to attend.
- Our assistant director typed out every word spoken in the book in correct order as a reference document.
- I tried talking to her to keep her calm while someone went to get the assistant manager of the club.
- I find that the assistant manager or floor supervisor is a good person to pick on in large or chain stores.
- The manager called out to an assistant in the back of the shop to bring a glass of water.
- I used to be an assistant manager at one of the big chain stores in America.
- He was the assistant manager of an art gallery in Mayfair and a clever cook.
- He has years of experience as an assistant manager and is very eager to take the next step.
- The assistant director quit because he didn't believe that the film could be made.
- As they moved round to the main body of the pub they were seen by the assistant manager.
- It will be a closed project with a full-time project manager and two full-time assistants.
- The assistant director here marshals the room, which takes one pressure off.
- There are also a dozen editorial assistants, three data managers and six freelance readers.
- To restart the project we had to formally request permission from the assistant director.
- After that he said his client left the education system and got a job as an assistant manager of a clothes shop in the town.
- We spoke to an assistant manager, but he refused to comment or give his name.
- Sub-managers and senior assistants flashed about the store in all directions seeking cash.
- The jobs on offer range from betting assistants to managers of off-course betting centres.
- The company has taken on retail managers, cashiers and assistants and is already doing a roaring trade.
Synonyms
subordinate, deputy, auxiliary, second, second in command, number two, lieutenant, right-hand man, right-hand woman, wingman, aide, personal assistant, PA, attendant, mate, apprentice, junior
henchman, underling, hired hand, hired help, servant
helper, aider, colleague, associate, partner, confederate, accomplice, collaborator, accessory, abetter, supporter, backer
informal vice, man/girl Friday, sidekick, skivvy, running dog, gofer, gopher
British informal dogsbody, poodle
North American informal body man
1. 1.1with adjective or noun modifier A person who helps in particular work.
  a care assistant
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some £174,000 was found for nine new health care assistants to help ease the burden on the midwives.
  The former care assistant said the aerobics was having a positive effect on her attitude to the illness.
  When a few grey curls of smoke started sliding out, a young male assistant hurried over.
  She returned to the store and, with the help of a more sympathetic assistant, found a wig she liked.
  He went to work as an administrative assistant with a legitimate arms dealer but failed to impress.
  The equally sheepish assistant fiddled with the mouse and looked blankly at the screen.
  The health authorities had also withdrawn funding to provide care assistants.
  I don't often have to have that many new assistants, people do tend to stop around here.
  She is also a part-qualified accountant and trained assistant care home manager.
  We've got a good team, and we've got two good assistant coaches as well so they can probably take a bit of credit.
  We have taken over the two remaining staff and will soon have a new assistant vet and nurse.
  But when people come out of hospital, the people who look after them if they need care are home care assistants.
  The job cuts will be mainly among cash desk assistants in administrative and support departments.
  As home care assistants work about 12 hours a week, on average, most of them are not covered by the law.
  I have a social worker, who keeps changing, and there are care assistants who help me with the handling and turning.
  Julie had to give up work as a school support assistant because she is afraid to leave her son alone in the house.
  It was truly kind of the hairdresser to come to my house with his bonny male assistant.
  But what about the nurses and the care assistants and the nursery workers?
  His special interest was dermatology in which he held an appointment as clinical assistant.
  The service provides nurses, care assistants, locum doctors, teachers and social workers.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- 'taking one's stand beside', from the verb assistere (see assist).

Rhymes

coexistent, consistent, distant, equidistant, existent, insistent, persistent, resistant, subsistent, water-resistant

Definition of assistant in US English:

assistant

nounəˈsɪstəntəˈsistənt

1A person who ranks below a senior person.
the managing director and his assistant
as modifier an assistant manager
Example sentencesExamples
- All hurling team managers, their assistants and parents are asked to attend.
- I used to be an assistant manager at one of the big chain stores in America.
- I find that the assistant manager or floor supervisor is a good person to pick on in large or chain stores.
- The assistant director quit because he didn't believe that the film could be made.
- The jobs on offer range from betting assistants to managers of off-course betting centres.
- Our assistant director typed out every word spoken in the book in correct order as a reference document.
- After that he said his client left the education system and got a job as an assistant manager of a clothes shop in the town.
- The assistant director here marshals the room, which takes one pressure off.
- The manager called out to an assistant in the back of the shop to bring a glass of water.
- He was the assistant manager of an art gallery in Mayfair and a clever cook.
- He has years of experience as an assistant manager and is very eager to take the next step.
- The company has taken on retail managers, cashiers and assistants and is already doing a roaring trade.
- It will be a closed project with a full-time project manager and two full-time assistants.
- To restart the project we had to formally request permission from the assistant director.
- Sub-managers and senior assistants flashed about the store in all directions seeking cash.
- I tried talking to her to keep her calm while someone went to get the assistant manager of the club.
- We spoke to an assistant manager, but he refused to comment or give his name.
- He's signed other strikers and there's an assistant manager who will have his own views on things.
- There are also a dozen editorial assistants, three data managers and six freelance readers.
- As they moved round to the main body of the pub they were seen by the assistant manager.
Synonyms
subordinate, deputy, auxiliary, second, second in command, number two, lieutenant, right-hand man, right-hand woman, wingman, aide, personal assistant, pa, attendant, mate, apprentice, junior
1. 1.1with adjective or noun modifier A person who helps in particular work.
  a laboratory assistant
  Example sentencesExamples
  She is also a part-qualified accountant and trained assistant care home manager.
  As home care assistants work about 12 hours a week, on average, most of them are not covered by the law.
  We've got a good team, and we've got two good assistant coaches as well so they can probably take a bit of credit.
  He went to work as an administrative assistant with a legitimate arms dealer but failed to impress.
  The health authorities had also withdrawn funding to provide care assistants.
  But what about the nurses and the care assistants and the nursery workers?
  The former care assistant said the aerobics was having a positive effect on her attitude to the illness.
  She returned to the store and, with the help of a more sympathetic assistant, found a wig she liked.
  The service provides nurses, care assistants, locum doctors, teachers and social workers.
  Some £174,000 was found for nine new health care assistants to help ease the burden on the midwives.
  Julie had to give up work as a school support assistant because she is afraid to leave her son alone in the house.
  But when people come out of hospital, the people who look after them if they need care are home care assistants.
  The job cuts will be mainly among cash desk assistants in administrative and support departments.
  We have taken over the two remaining staff and will soon have a new assistant vet and nurse.
  When a few grey curls of smoke started sliding out, a young male assistant hurried over.
  His special interest was dermatology in which he held an appointment as clinical assistant.
  It was truly kind of the hairdresser to come to my house with his bonny male assistant.
  The equally sheepish assistant fiddled with the mouse and looked blankly at the screen.
  I have a social worker, who keeps changing, and there are care assistants who help me with the handling and turning.
  I don't often have to have that many new assistants, people do tend to stop around here.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- ‘taking one's stand beside’, from the verb assistere (see assist).

单词	assistant
释义	Definition of assistant in English: assistant noun əˈsɪst(ə)ntəˈsɪstənt 1A person who ranks below a senior person. the managing director and his assistant as modifier an assistant manager Example sentencesExamples He's signed other strikers and there's an assistant manager who will have his own views on things. All hurling team managers, their assistants and parents are asked to attend. Our assistant director typed out every word spoken in the book in correct order as a reference document. I tried talking to her to keep her calm while someone went to get the assistant manager of the club. I find that the assistant manager or floor supervisor is a good person to pick on in large or chain stores. The manager called out to an assistant in the back of the shop to bring a glass of water. I used to be an assistant manager at one of the big chain stores in America. He was the assistant manager of an art gallery in Mayfair and a clever cook. He has years of experience as an assistant manager and is very eager to take the next step. The assistant director quit because he didn't believe that the film could be made. As they moved round to the main body of the pub they were seen by the assistant manager. It will be a closed project with a full-time project manager and two full-time assistants. The assistant director here marshals the room, which takes one pressure off. There are also a dozen editorial assistants, three data managers and six freelance readers. To restart the project we had to formally request permission from the assistant director. After that he said his client left the education system and got a job as an assistant manager of a clothes shop in the town. We spoke to an assistant manager, but he refused to comment or give his name. Sub-managers and senior assistants flashed about the store in all directions seeking cash. The jobs on offer range from betting assistants to managers of off-course betting centres. The company has taken on retail managers, cashiers and assistants and is already doing a roaring trade. Synonyms subordinate, deputy, auxiliary, second, second in command, number two, lieutenant, right-hand man, right-hand woman, wingman, aide, personal assistant, PA, attendant, mate, apprentice, junior henchman, underling, hired hand, hired help, servant helper, aider, colleague, associate, partner, confederate, accomplice, collaborator, accessory, abetter, supporter, backer informal vice, man/girl Friday, sidekick, skivvy, running dog, gofer, gopher British informal dogsbody, poodle North American informal body man 1.1with adjective or noun modifier A person who helps in particular work. a care assistant Example sentencesExamples Some £174,000 was found for nine new health care assistants to help ease the burden on the midwives. The former care assistant said the aerobics was having a positive effect on her attitude to the illness. When a few grey curls of smoke started sliding out, a young male assistant hurried over. She returned to the store and, with the help of a more sympathetic assistant, found a wig she liked. He went to work as an administrative assistant with a legitimate arms dealer but failed to impress. The equally sheepish assistant fiddled with the mouse and looked blankly at the screen. The health authorities had also withdrawn funding to provide care assistants. I don't often have to have that many new assistants, people do tend to stop around here. She is also a part-qualified accountant and trained assistant care home manager. We've got a good team, and we've got two good assistant coaches as well so they can probably take a bit of credit. We have taken over the two remaining staff and will soon have a new assistant vet and nurse. But when people come out of hospital, the people who look after them if they need care are home care assistants. The job cuts will be mainly among cash desk assistants in administrative and support departments. As home care assistants work about 12 hours a week, on average, most of them are not covered by the law. I have a social worker, who keeps changing, and there are care assistants who help me with the handling and turning. Julie had to give up work as a school support assistant because she is afraid to leave her son alone in the house. It was truly kind of the hairdresser to come to my house with his bonny male assistant. But what about the nurses and the care assistants and the nursery workers? His special interest was dermatology in which he held an appointment as clinical assistant. The service provides nurses, care assistants, locum doctors, teachers and social workers. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- 'taking one's stand beside', from the verb assistere (see assist). Rhymes coexistent, consistent, distant, equidistant, existent, insistent, persistent, resistant, subsistent, water-resistant Definition of assistant in US English: assistant nounəˈsɪstəntəˈsistənt 1A person who ranks below a senior person. the managing director and his assistant as modifier an assistant manager Example sentencesExamples All hurling team managers, their assistants and parents are asked to attend. I used to be an assistant manager at one of the big chain stores in America. I find that the assistant manager or floor supervisor is a good person to pick on in large or chain stores. The assistant director quit because he didn't believe that the film could be made. The jobs on offer range from betting assistants to managers of off-course betting centres. Our assistant director typed out every word spoken in the book in correct order as a reference document. After that he said his client left the education system and got a job as an assistant manager of a clothes shop in the town. The assistant director here marshals the room, which takes one pressure off. The manager called out to an assistant in the back of the shop to bring a glass of water. He was the assistant manager of an art gallery in Mayfair and a clever cook. He has years of experience as an assistant manager and is very eager to take the next step. The company has taken on retail managers, cashiers and assistants and is already doing a roaring trade. It will be a closed project with a full-time project manager and two full-time assistants. To restart the project we had to formally request permission from the assistant director. Sub-managers and senior assistants flashed about the store in all directions seeking cash. I tried talking to her to keep her calm while someone went to get the assistant manager of the club. We spoke to an assistant manager, but he refused to comment or give his name. He's signed other strikers and there's an assistant manager who will have his own views on things. There are also a dozen editorial assistants, three data managers and six freelance readers. As they moved round to the main body of the pub they were seen by the assistant manager. Synonyms subordinate, deputy, auxiliary, second, second in command, number two, lieutenant, right-hand man, right-hand woman, wingman, aide, personal assistant, pa, attendant, mate, apprentice, junior 1.1with adjective or noun modifier A person who helps in particular work. a laboratory assistant Example sentencesExamples She is also a part-qualified accountant and trained assistant care home manager. As home care assistants work about 12 hours a week, on average, most of them are not covered by the law. We've got a good team, and we've got two good assistant coaches as well so they can probably take a bit of credit. He went to work as an administrative assistant with a legitimate arms dealer but failed to impress. The health authorities had also withdrawn funding to provide care assistants. But what about the nurses and the care assistants and the nursery workers? The former care assistant said the aerobics was having a positive effect on her attitude to the illness. She returned to the store and, with the help of a more sympathetic assistant, found a wig she liked. The service provides nurses, care assistants, locum doctors, teachers and social workers. Some £174,000 was found for nine new health care assistants to help ease the burden on the midwives. Julie had to give up work as a school support assistant because she is afraid to leave her son alone in the house. But when people come out of hospital, the people who look after them if they need care are home care assistants. The job cuts will be mainly among cash desk assistants in administrative and support departments. We have taken over the two remaining staff and will soon have a new assistant vet and nurse. When a few grey curls of smoke started sliding out, a young male assistant hurried over. His special interest was dermatology in which he held an appointment as clinical assistant. It was truly kind of the hairdresser to come to my house with his bonny male assistant. The equally sheepish assistant fiddled with the mouse and looked blankly at the screen. I have a social worker, who keeps changing, and there are care assistants who help me with the handling and turning. I don't often have to have that many new assistants, people do tend to stop around here. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- ‘taking one's stand beside’, from the verb assistere (see assist).
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