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paraprofessional.

A person who is trained to assist a professional: for example, an assistant to an educator.

16 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A person who is trained to assist a professional: for example, an assistant to an educator.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English professional English paraprofessional From para- + professional.

adj

  1. Of or relating to this assistance.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English professional English paraprofessional From para- + professional.

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