[
UK
/ɐsˈɪstənt/
]
[ US /əˈsɪstənt/ ]
[ US /əˈsɪstənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
NOUN
-
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
they hired additional help to finish the work
my invaluable assistant
How To Use assistant In A Sentence
- Three healthcare assistants have been charged after an investigation into the alleged abuse of elderly hospital patients. Times, Sunday Times
- Elsewhere, it may be acceptable for shop assistants to flatter and cajole you into buying anything, irrespective of whether it suits you.
- We've gotten better with our techniques and applying them predeparture, ensuring we're looking at as broad a section of potential risk as possible, said Kevin McAleenan, deputy assistant commissioner of field operations at Customs and Border Protection, or CBP.CBP said the gap in U.S. security practices wasn't obvious until after the attempted Christmas attack. U.S. blocks 350 with suspected ties to terrorists
- Assistant Secretary Owen said the latest estimates are that 35,000 civilians were able to flee the area Monday when government forces used explosives to create a gap in an "earthwork" wall a few miles long constructed by the Tigers using mechanical diggers. FOXNews.com
- His assistant, a pretty young woman, is bright, very capable, and eager to help.
- Being a shop assistant means that you're on your feet all day long.
- Some menswear shops do sell more imaginative clothes - but the assistants have rarely met any customers over the age of 36.
- Lisa has two daughters, 12 and 16, and works as an administrative assistant in a bank.
- He looked at the capable assistant with sincere eyes knowing that this would rattle him into some flustered explanation of his whereabouts.
- She was previously editorial and production assistant at Product Communication, in London.