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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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By then, Gates was working for the Department of Justice in Washington as a deputy assistant attorney general in the civil rights division, resigning after just 10 months because he said he missed home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The study was led by Danxia Yu, PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Epidemiology, and Jason Samuels, MD, assistant professor of Surgery.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Promise Fulstow, a shop assistant at gift shop, U Melt Me, says the area is reliant on the people who come to visit and spend money.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

As a veteran assistant U.S. attorney, passed over for promotions repeatedly in his 24-year career, Keenan was still handling low-level cases typically reserved for first-year federal prosecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Hadn’t I worked hard to earn my place beside her, as a detective’s assistant?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan