assistant
[ uh-sis-tuhnt ]
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR ASSISTANT
The assistant said I needed him, but, to the best of my recollection, he kneaded me.
He helped me secure the position of assistant in English, and here I am.
The day assistant happened on the report, and was quite scandalized.
The night assistant, who dreamed sometimes of fire, stood nervously by.
The night assistant sent coffee down to them, and they drank it.
"Ask Ullmer to bring his betting sheet," the Steward said to an assistant.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police had really some qualifications for his post.
The Assistant Commissioner glanced in the direction of the window calmly.
The haughty droop of the eyes was focussed now upon the Assistant Commissioner.
The Assistant Commissioner was surprised and gratified extremely.
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR ASSISTANT
- agent
- alternate
- assistant
- auxiliary
- backup
- changeling
- delegate
- deputy
- dernier ressort
- double
- dummy
- equivalent
- expediency
- expedient
- fill-in
- ghost
- ghost writer
- locum
- locum tenens
- makeshift
- pinch-hitter
- procurator
- proxy
- recourse
- refuge
- relay
- relief
- replacement
- representative
- reserve
- resort
- resource
- stand-in
- standby
- stopgap
- sub
- succedaneum
- successor
- supplanter
- supply
- surrogate
- symbol
- temp
- temporary
- temporary expedient
- understudy
- vicar
- agent
- alternate
- assistant
- auxiliary
- backup
- changeling
- delegate
- deputy
- dernier ressort
- double
- dummy
- equivalent
- expediency
- expedient
- fill-in
- ghost
- ghost writer
- locum
- locum tenens
- makeshift
- pinch-hitter
- procurator
- proxy
- recourse
- refuge
- relay
- relief
- replacement
- representative
- reserve
- resort
- resource
- stand-in
- standby
- stopgap
- sub
- succedaneum
- successor
- supplanter
- supply
- surrogate
- symbol
- temp
- temporary
- temporary expedient
- understudy
- vicar
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