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

The Treasury has accepted it contributed to the death of a personal assistant and said "immediate steps" have been taken to tackle outstanding risks.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Despite the litigation, Flores latched on as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Luke Winkie spoke with a 20-year-old assistant manager at one, and it turns out that it’s as bloodcurdling as it seems.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Sales of smart glasses -- which allow the wearer to shoot photos and videos, and interact with an AI assistant among other abilities -- are growing worldwide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The vet assistant threw me and Dad a lightning-quick smile.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Fears that artificial intelligence assistants could replace agency distribution are overdone and premature, Berenberg argues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

I know his backroom staff better - Steve Holland, Jonny Evans and Jonathan Woodgate - and they are all able assistants with knowledge and experience at the very top level.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Tech companies are also increasingly branding AI assistants as cute mascots, a choice that some say encourages users to project personalities and emotions onto the agent.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Virtual assistants steered our daily lives and still do.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

His chances seemed to improve again on May 10, when the FBI revealed the bugging that’d been done, at Kissinger’s orders, on the phones of his assistants.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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