assistant
noun
as·sis·tant
ə-ˈsi-stənt 
1
: a person who assists someone : helper
also
: a person holding an assistantship
2
: a device or product that provides assistance
software assistants
personal digital assistant
assistant
adjective
Examples of assistant in a Sentence
an assistant to the college president
an assistant to the store manager
a wealthy executive who has a personal assistant
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In a team film session a few days later, Magic assistant coaches and video coordinators spliced that long pass alongside footage from one of Suggs’ 25 career high-school touchdown passes.
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Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
There were previously no legal deadlines in Oregon for companies to provide those responses, which often took weeks and sometimes months, according to a state assistant attorney general who testified in support of the bill in February.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 1 May 2026
An assistant Cook County public defender said Tate was currently a junior at Pathways High School and lives with his older sister, who works as a housekeeper.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
There were previously no legal deadlines in Oregon for companies to provide those responses, which often took weeks and sometimes months, according to a state assistant attorney general who testified in support of the bill in February.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 1 May 2026
An assistant Cook County public defender said Tate was currently a junior at Pathways High School and lives with his older sister, who works as a housekeeper.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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assistant
noun
as·sis·tant
ə-ˈsis-tənt
: a person who assists another : helper
assistant
adjective
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