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Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-sis-tuhnt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɪs tənt

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Définition of assistant

Origin :
  • mid-15c., assistent "one who helps or aids another," from Middle French assistent, adjective and noun, properly present participle of assister (see assist (v.)).
  • noun helper
Example sentences :
  • The assistant said I needed him, but, to the best of my recollection, he kneaded me.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • He helped me secure the position of assistant in English, and here I am.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • The day assistant happened on the report, and was quite scandalized.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The night assistant, who dreamed sometimes of fire, stood nervously by.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The night assistant sent coffee down to them, and they drank it.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "Ask Ullmer to bring his betting sheet," the Steward said to an assistant.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The Assistant Commissioner of Police had really some qualifications for his post.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • For the Assistant Commissioner was not constitutionally inclined to levity.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The Assistant Commissioner interrupted the apprentice statesman.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The Assistant Commissioner had stood up also, slender and flexible.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

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