assistant
noun [ C ] uk/əˈsɪs.tənt/ us/əˈsɪs.tənt/
B1 助手；帮手；助理
someone who helps someone else to do a job
an administrative/office assistant 行政／办公室助理
an assistant editor/manager 助理编辑／经理
Synonym: helper
Compare: abettor
A2 UK店员；营业员；售货员
someone who works in a shop, selling goods to customers and giving advice about the goods sold in the shop
a sales/shop assistant 售货员／店员
- More examples
- She's a personal assistant as distinct from a secretary.
- Can't we employ someone as an assistant to help with all this paperwork?
- She can't accept she made a mistake and now she's trying to lay the blame on her assistant.
- Did you want to talk to the chairman himself, or could his personal assistant help you?
- She is looking for a personal assistant with good organizational skills.