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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sis•tant /əˈsɪstənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who assists;
helper:was an assistant to the manager.
adj. [before a noun] - serving in a subordinate position:an assistant secretary.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sis•tant (ə sis′tənt),USA pronunciation n. - a person who assists or gives aid and support;
helper. - a person who is subordinate to another in rank, function, etc.;
one holding a secondary rank in an office or post:He was assistant to the office manager. - something that aids and supplements another.
- Educationa faculty member of a college or university who ranks below an instructor and whose responsibilities usually include grading papers, supervising laboratories, and assisting in teaching.
adj. - assisting;
helpful. - serving in an immediately subordinate position;
of secondary rank:an assistant coach.
- Latin assistent- (stem of assistēns, present participle of assistere to assist); see -ent, -ant
- late Middle English assistent 1400–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aide, adjutant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ n - a person who assists, esp in a subordinate position
- (as modifier): assistant manager
- See shop assistant
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