assistant

[uh-sis-tuhnt] / əˈsɪs tənt /

NOUN

helper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aide apprentice associate attendant backup colleague companion deputy friend partner representative secretary

STRONG

abettor accessory accomplice adherent adjunct ally appointee auxiliary backer coadjutor collaborator confederate cooperator flunky follower gofer help helpmate mate patron peon subordinate supporter temp

WEAK

coadjutant fellow worker right-hand person squire temporary worker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist boss detractor enemy foe manager opponent stranger

STRONG

adversary leader

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assistant assistants

Sehgal is the lead author of the new study, which was conducted in the laboratory of Albert Higgins-Chen, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

"A lot of cases can lead to acquittals, but it can take years. The process is the punishment, and that can deter protesters," said Ali Khan, an assistant professor at Lloyd Law College.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

The 42-year-old spoke in flawless but studied English and brought no assistant with him, occasionally jotting down thoughts in a moleskin notebook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Microsoft has been aggressively promoting the AI assistant Copilot.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Great-great-aunt Florentine had always been in charge of the downstairs kitchen on funeral days and I’d been her assistant.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

He said he’s always taking advice and consulting with his assistants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026

United Airlines will prevent personal AI assistants from accessing its systems to buy tickets, the Journal’s Alison Sider writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

United said it would continue to evaluate the tools as personal AI assistants evolve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Lawyer Sigrid McCawley says these female assistants would have had "no choice" in how they conducted themselves.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

There was a shortage of assistants in Camelot for the hanking, because there were so many people at it So Guenever began going with Lancelot to help him with the balls of string.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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