assistant

[əˈsɪstənt]

Definition:
1. A person who helps or supports somebody, usually in their job.
2. A person who is subordinate to another.

Use 'assistant' in a sentence:

• 1. Many personnel managers started as secretaries or personnel assistants and worked their way up.
• 2. My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action.
• 3. Occupation: administrative assistant.
• 4. My job is somewhere between a secretary and a personal assistant.
• 5. She's always palming the worst jobs off on her assistant.
• 6. The elevation of the assistant coach to the head coaching position within only 9 months was a surprise.
• 7. The lab assistant injected the rat with the new drug.
• 8. She got a job as a sales assistant selling handbags.
• 9. He worked as an assistant to one Mr Ming.
• 10. My assistant was better at yes sing than at developing original ideas.
• 11. Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.
• 12. The salesman had been accompanied to the meeting by an assistant.
• 13. Mr. Dambar had started off as an assistant to Mrs. Spear's husband.
• 14. I leave most of the organization of these conferences to my assistant.
• 15. I was appointed as an assistant in English.
• 16. She left her assistant in charge.
• 17. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.
• 18. For a year I dated a woman who was a research assistant.
• 19. The lab assistant was wearing a white overall.
• 20. The assistant pursed her lips.
• 21. Pat is an assistant professor on arts.
• 22. His assistant stepped into the breach when the old surgeon was unable to go on with the operation.
• 23. She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.
• 24. She works as a teaching assistant.
• 25. The next tranche of managers consists of assistant general managers and board directors.
• 26. He needs an assistant.
• 27. She was a hard-pressed personal assistant to a frenetic company chairman.
• 28. James works as assistant chef at a fast food restaurant.
• 29. She had a clerical assistant to do her paperwork.
• 30. My assistant will stand in for me while I'm away.
• 31. She took up a post as research assistant in the Department of Pharmacology.
• 32. The job had to be delegated to an assistant.
• 33. Kalan called his assistant, Hashim, to take over while he went out.
• 34. She was downgraded to assistant manager.
• 35. The assistant carried on talking.
• 36. He was stopped at the airport by an assistant superintendent of police.
• 37. Howe carefully cultivated Daniel C. Roper, the Assistant Postmaster General.
• 38. Even the Assistant Secretary of State had to admit that previous policy did not, in his words, produce results.
• 39. She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.
• 40. At first, the virtual assistant wasn't too great.
• 41. An assistant sat typing away at a table beside him.
• 42. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
• 43. Gary, my assistant is in hospital now.
• 44. She has long been hoping to become the assistant manager.
• 45. The managing director has the nominal power but he is a paper tiger, and it is his assistant who actually runs the company.
• 46. Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries.
• 47. The shop assistant received me indifferently while leaning on a counter.
• 48. He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant talk to the press.
• 49. She had earlier resigned her post as President Menem's assistant.
• 50. During the divorce proceedings the husband got his assistant to front for him at the office.
• 51. He was given the title of assistant manager.
• 52. A crew of assistants oiled and adjusted the release mechanism until it worked perfectly.
• 53. She was then relegated to the role of assistant.
• 54. The assistant took the book and checked the price on the back cover.
• 55. He liked the Secretary no better than his assistant.
• 56. The official title of the job is 'Administrative Assistant'.
• 57. I have two assistants who help with the admin.
• 58. She made him her assistant.
• 59. In my book Walt is the best assistant we've ever had.