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Assistant əˈsɪstənt Noun Demonstrate Machine Action Senior Research

Word3 assistant
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /əˈsɪstənt/ /əˈsɪstənt/
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  • my assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action.
  • a senior research assistant
  • she works as a care assistant in an old people's home.
  • i work part-time as a classroom assistant in my local primary school.
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assistant

(noun)/əˈsɪstənt/ /əˈsɪstənt/
  1. a person who helps or supports somebody, usually in their job
    • SEE ALSO graduate assistant
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/graduate-assistant
    • My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action.
    • a senior research assistant
    • She works as a care assistant in an old people's home.
    • I work part-time as a classroom assistant in my local primary school.
    • He was working as a special assistant to the president.

    Extra Examples

    • She had a clerical assistant to do her paperwork.
    • She is assistant to the Production Manager.
    • He worked as an assistant to the Sales Director.
  2. a person whose job is to serve customers in a shop
    • an assistant in a department store
    • Maybe one of our assistants can help you make your choice?
  3. a student at university or college who spends time in a foreign country teaching his or her own language in a school
  4. Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- ‘taking one's stand beside’, from the verb assistere, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.
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