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.