assistant

Definition

  • noun: a person who helps someone
  • noun: a person who 'assists'
  • synonyms: accessory, acolyte, adjutant

Examples

  • a dental 'assistant' [=a person whose job is to help a dentist]

  • She works as a 'sales assistant' [='salesclerk'] at Macy's.

  • a wealthy executive who has a personal 'assistant'

Movie quotes

  • (..) Easy, peasy, Japanese-y. -Any questions? -How long have you been librarian? I come here in ', and they made me librarian in . And have you ever had an assistant? No. Not much to it, really. Why me? Why now? I don't know. But it'd be nice to have some company down here. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption