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assistant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assistant noun A person who helps someone else with their work.
  • help verb To provide assistance to someone or something.
  • helper noun A person or thing that provides assistance.
  • wizard noun In folklore and fantasy fiction, a man who practises magic; a sorcerer.

Senses

assistant is used for these senses in English:

  • assistant A person who assists or helps someone else.
  • help Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
  • helper One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
  • wizard (computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.

assistant — full definition

  1. noun A person who helps someone else with their work.
  2. adj Holding a supporting or secondary role beneath a more senior position.

help — full definition

  1. verb To provide assistance to someone or something.
  2. noun Assistance or aid given to accomplish something.
  3. verb To avoid or refrain from (usually with "can't").
  4. intj A cry used to call for urgent assistance.

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