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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Assistant \As*sist"ant\, a. [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr of assister.] 1. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary. Genius and learning . . . are mutually and greatly assistant to each other --Beattie. 2. (Mil.) Of the second grade in the staff of the army; as an assistant surgeon. [U.S.] Note: In the English army it designates the third grade in any particular branch of the staff. --Farrow. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Assistant \As*sist"ant\, n. 1. One who or that which assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help. Four assistants who his labor share. --Pope. Rhymes merely as assistants to memory. --Mrs. Chapone 2. An attendant; one who is present. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: assistant adj : of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another [syn: {adjunct}] n : 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" [syn: {helper}, {help}, {supporter}]
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