- a person who helps or supports somebody, usually in their job
- My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action.
- a senior research assistant
- I work part-time as a classroom assistant in my local primary school.
- She was working as a special assistant to the president.
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa2, Jobsa2- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
- senior
- deputy
- …
- employ (somebody as)
- have
- get
- …
- assistant to
- (also shop assistant (both British English), sales clerk, clerk (both North American English))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?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
- senior
- deputy
- …
- employ (somebody as)
- have
- get
- …
- assistant to
- (British English) a student at university or college who spends time in a foreign country teaching his or her own language in a schoolTopics Educationc1
Word Originlate 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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