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An assistant is a person who helps someone. (noun)
An example of an assistant is someone who comes to someone's home in order to help with household tasks when she is sick.
An assistant is a person in a work setting who is inferior in rank and whose job it is to perform duties for someone else. (noun)
An example of an assistant is a secretary.
An assistant is anything that helps something else. (noun)
An example of an assistant is a piece of technology that enables a student with cerebral palsy to communicate better with others.
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