assistant
noun
as·sis·tant
ə-ˈsi-stənt 
1
: a person who assists someone : helper
also
: a person holding an assistantship
2
: a device or product that provides assistance
software assistants
personal digital assistant
see pda entry 1
assistant
adjective
Examples of assistant in a Sentence
an assistant to the college president
an assistant to the store manager
a wealthy executive who has a personal assistant
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Wedding assistants earn around $16 per hour, while wedding planner assistants get as much as $70,000 per year.
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Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The previous three were Chavez; Perry’s personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who bought Perry ketamine; and Perry’s friend and dealer Erik Fleming.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 June 2025
Amazon ramped up its participation in the generative AI arms race with the release of the Amazon Echo smart speaker in 2014, its first product to include its virtual assistant Alexa.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 17 June 2025
Plasencia, who obtained ketamine from Dr. Mark Chavez, allegedly taught the assistant how to inject Perry with the drug.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
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Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The previous three were Chavez; Perry’s personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who bought Perry ketamine; and Perry’s friend and dealer Erik Fleming.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 June 2025
Amazon ramped up its participation in the generative AI arms race with the release of the Amazon Echo smart speaker in 2014, its first product to include its virtual assistant Alexa.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 17 June 2025
Plasencia, who obtained ketamine from Dr. Mark Chavez, allegedly taught the assistant how to inject Perry with the drug.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for assistant
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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assistant
noun
as·sis·tant
ə-ˈsis-tənt
: a person who assists another : helper
assistant
adjective
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