| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | as·sis·tant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -s s tnt |
| NOUN: | One that assists; a helper. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Holding an auxiliary position; subordinate. 2. Giving aid; auxiliary. | | SYNONYMS: | assistant, aide, coadjutant, coadjutor, helper, lieutenant, second2 These nouns denote a person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of his or her responsibilities: an editorial assistant; a senator's aide; the general's coadjutant; a bishop's coadjutor; a teacher's helper; a politician's lieutenant; a prizefighter's second.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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