Definition of assistants Assistants
/ʌsɪˈstʌnts/ - [usistunts] -
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What does assistants mean?
Wiktionary 
- assistants (Noun)
Plural of assistant.
Part of speech
🔤- assistants, noun, plural of assistant.
WordNet
NounPlural: assistants |
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| assistant - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" | ||
| helper, help, supporter | ||
| worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae | ||
| coadjutor an assistant to a bishop | ||
| accomplice, confederate a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) | ||
| auxiliary, aide someone who acts as assistant | ||
| attendant, attender, tender a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" | ||
| bat boy (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment | ||
| dental assistant an assistant to a dentist | ||
| deputy, lieutenant an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent | ||
| actor's assistant, dresser a cabinet with shelves | ||
| event planner someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) | ||
| facilitator someone who makes progress easier | ||
| flower girl a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession | ||
| girl friday a female assistant who has a range of duties | ||
| enforcer, hatchet man one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior | ||
| cat's-paw, pawn, instrument a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked | ||
| birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes | ||
| underboss an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate) | ||
| fashion model, mannequin, manakin, manikin, mannikin, model a life-size dummy used to display clothes | ||
| poser, model a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem | ||
| paraprofessional a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional | ||
| powder monkey someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship) | ||
| theater prompter, prompter a device that displays words for people to read | ||
| chief assistant, man friday, right-hand man the most helpful assistant | ||
| secretarial assistant, secretary a desk used for writing | ||
| sidesman (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church | ||
| underling, foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | ||
| water boy, waterer an assistant who supplies drinking water | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- assistant (a.)
Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary. - assistant (a.)
Of the second grade in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon. - assistant (n.)
One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help. - assistant (n.)
An attendant; one who is present.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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assistant
A person or persons who provide assistance with some task. -
assistant
Someone who is subordinate to another who assists the latter.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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assistant
In the English army, is the third grade in any particular branch of the staff, such as the quartermaster-general’s or adjutant-general’s. After the principal comes the deputy and then the assistant. In the United States it is the second grade in the staff branches of the army.
Part of speech
🔤- assistant, noun, singular of assistants.
