assistant
Meanings
Plural: assistants
Noun
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- "my invaluable assistant"
- Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.
- A person who assists or helps someone else.
- Sales assistant.
- A software tool that provides assistance in some task, a wizard program.
Adjective Satellite
- of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Adj
- Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
- Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface analysis, assist + -ant.
Scrabble Score: 9
assistant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordassistant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
assistant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
assistant is a valid Words With Friends word