1 assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ noun plural assistants
plural assistants
Learner's definition of ASSISTANT
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1
: a person who helps someone
especially : a person whose job is to help another person to do work助手;助理 -
a magician's assistant [=helper]魔术师的助手
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an assistant to the college president学院院长助理
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an assistant to the store manager商店经理助理
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a dental assistant [=a person whose job is to help a dentist]牙医助理
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a wealthy executive who has a personal assistant拥有私人助理的富有的行政主管
— see also physician's assistant 2
: a person whose job is to help the customers in a store营业员;售货员 2 assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ adjective
2 assistant
/əˈsɪstənt/
adjective
Learner's definition of ASSISTANT
always used before a noun
: having the job of helping someone to do work : having a lower rank or position than others in a group, organization, etc.助理的;辅助的