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assistant
noun as in helper
Strongest matches
aide, apprentice, associate, attendant, backup, colleague, companion, deputy, friend, partner, representative, secretary
Strong matches
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 matches
coadjutant, fellow worker, right-hand person, squire, temporary worker
Example Sentences
A five-minute delay followed before the decision was overturned after a video assistant referee review.
Owing to her Western spunk, talent for deduction, ability to identify a tobacco scent Holmes cannot and the detective’s need for a sidekick, she’s made his assistant.
Thomas is now an assistant coach at Edison.
Despite the hardships, Ridge became a certified nursing assistant and found a job as a part-time morgue attendant at Highland Hospital in Oakland, one of the five hospitals run by Alameda Health System.
A couple of TV roles followed but then the work largely dried up, and he settled for working behind the scenes as a stunt co-ordinator and assistant director.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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