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assistant.

Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈsɪstənt/

  1. Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

    attributive · not-comparable
    an assistant surgeon

  2. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

    attributive · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin assistōbor. Middle French assister Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -ant Middle French -ant Middle French assistantbor. Middle English assistent English assistant From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface analysis, assist + -ant.

noun/əˈsɪstənt/

  1. Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.

    obsolete

  2. A person who assists or helps someone else.

  3. Sales assistant.

    UK

  4. A software tool that provides assistance in some task, a wizard program.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin assistōbor. Middle French assister Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -ant Middle French -ant Middle French assistantbor. Middle English assistent English assistant From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface analysis, assist + -ant.

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