Synonyms for assistant
əˈsɪs təntas·sis·tant

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1. assistant

   Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.

   Synonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

   Antonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

   Preposition:
   An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.

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1. assistant

   Synonyms:
   helper, aider, attendant, coadjutor, auxiliary, ally, associate, contributor, partner, confederate

   Antonyms:
   hinderer, opposer, rival, foe, antagonist

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1. assistant, helper, help, supporteradjective

   a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

   "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

   Synonyms:
   friend, garter, assist, aid, supporter, patron, booster, avail, champion, assistance, suspensor, benefactor, jock, helper, jockstrap, help, admirer, service, sponsor, athletic supporter, protagonist

   Antonyms:
   dominant

2. adjunct, assistantadjective

   of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

   Synonyms:
   accessory, auxiliary, adjuvant, appurtenant, ancillary, adjunct

   Antonyms:
   dominant

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1. assistantnoun

   Synonyms:
   coadjutor, helper, aider, co-operator, co-aid, ally, auxiliary, abettor, ADJUTANT, CLERK, right hand man

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1. assistantadjective

   Synonyms:
   helping, auxiliary, subsidiary, coöperating, adjuvant

2. assistantnoun

   Synonyms:
   helper, auxiliary, aider, coöperator, collaborator, coadjutor, abettor, aid, accessory, ally, adjuvant, adjunct, confrère, accomplice, confederate, subsidiary

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1. List of paraphrases for "assistant":

   deputy, wizard, assistants, aide, auxiliary, under-secretary, associate, helper, adjoint, sub, adjunct, undersecretary, ancillary, assitant, sidekick, subledger, sub-harnesses, asst

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1. Michael Berry:

   I believe some of what the lieutenant has alleged could constitute a military crime – false statements – taking what the chaplain said and twisting or misconstruing it – in an attempt to get the chaplain punished, he abused the position he was placed in as a chaplain’s assistant.

2. Shahrukh Khan:

   When I crawled to the next room, it was horrible. I saw the dead body of our office assistant on fire, she was sitting on the chair with blood dripping from her body as she burned.

3. Michael Zinberg:

   The background of stand-up is when I sit down on Monday for a reading and there’s a great line, I want to do it that night, i do n’t want to wait until Friday. I was afraid we ’d over-rehearse it and it would lose that immediacy … We ’d read the script and I ’d say to Writer Michael Zinberg, ‘ I know where I can put that and that, ’ so I really have to learn are these three pages. Actors are famous for that. Brando did it. We tried an ear piece, but it was read by an assistant director, and he was totally emotionless. There was no spark in his voice so it did n’t work.

4. Kaitlynn Grady:

   I'm the type of person, I got to help, i'm a certified nursing assistant.

5. Peter Kadzik:

   Hope all is well with you, [Fallon’s wife], the kids, and the candidate, let me know if you or someone else needs a great assistant; my 25 year old son is ready for [Clinton].