assistant
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2.8
- adjective
- /əˈsɪstənt/
- Specialized
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adjunto
- The assistant principal oversees daily school operations and supports the head principal.
- assistant professor
- assistant secretary
- assistant director
What he did in the film, hitting that assistant United States Attorney, that was fine.
- What he did in the film, hitting that assistant United States Attorney, that was fine.
- A nice looking man standing there said my name is Assistant Warden Short.
- Let's find the very best candidates at the at the assistant professor level.
- One is the master teacher and one is an assistant teacher.
- Then here we have the socials and creative assistant.
- And this guy comes roaring in and he was from the assistant chief of staff of intelligence.
- At the rate of assistant professor, I was brought in on a tenure track line.
- So they're like assistant manager here reporting.
- They've been players, they've been coaches for decades, assistant coaches.
Examples
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Joost Keizer is an assistant professor of the history of art at Yale University.
Academic text (2011) -
Paul D. Miller is Assistant Professor of International Security Studies at the National Defense University.
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And when you do, I wanna be made Assistant District Attorney.
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- Let me tell you something, Miss Assistant District Attorney.
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This is Tom Logan, Assistant District Attorney.
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I am the Assistant General Secretary of the Northeast Region after all, but I do worry about leaving that man alone.
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Amy Freund is an assistant professor of art history at Texas Christian University.
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I'm Assistant District Attorney Kramer.
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Lori L. Newcomer is an assistant research professor at the University of Missouri.
Academic text (2011) -
"I'm Bennett Lang, the new assistant physics professor at Leominster," he says, smiling.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
15
7.7
Not the main position, often part-time
1
5.9
Helping and less important than the main part
Having a lower rank with fewer rights than full members
Antonyms
Compounds
32
3.9
A teacher at a college or university who has a lower rank than an associate professor
4
2.7
A person who helps a dentist by preparing patients and cleaning dental tools
- Archaic
2
4.7
A small handheld electronic device for keeping contacts, schedules, and notes
A person with a flag on the sideline who helps the referee call offside and out of play
- Specialized
A computer program that helps lawyers draft and review legal documents
- Specialized
A digital tool that helps doctors and nurses with records, patient triage, and scheduling
A person who does office tasks like filing and answering phones for managers
A person who helps waiters by setting tables, serving customers and clearing dishes
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Assistant as an adjective also comes from Latin assistere 'to stand by'. That is why an 'assistant' job is one that supports a higher role or works under someone else.