Definitions

assistant

[uh-sis-tuhnt] / əˈsɪs tənt /

NOUN

helper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aide apprentice associate attendant backup colleague companion deputy friend partner representative secretary

STRONG

abettor accessory accomplice adherent adjunct ally appointee auxiliary backer coadjutor collaborator confederate cooperator flunky follower gofer help helpmate mate patron peon subordinate supporter temp

WEAK

coadjutant fellow worker right-hand person squire temporary worker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist boss detractor enemy foe manager opponent stranger

STRONG

adversary leader

Example Sentences

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On 15 November, an associate of Mandelson's, who had been advising Epstein's assistant on Russian visas, emailed to ask if they had obtained them yet.

From BBC

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From The Wall Street Journal

Avid futurists have promised the world AI assistants for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

No one had said he was the social assistant, but no one had said he wasn’t.

From Literature

The new legal plug-in for Anthropic’s Cowork assistant, powered by its AI model Claude, didn’t seem to have much to do with financial data.

From The Wall Street Journal

assistant

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