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Word: Assistant
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- ‘taking one's stand beside’, from the verb assistere (see assist)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈsɪst(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who ranks below a senior person
Short Definition:person who ranks below senior person
Examples:- the managing director and his assistant
- an assistant manager
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