ASSISTANT


Meaning of ASSISTANT in English

I. as ‧ sis ‧ tant 1 /əˈsɪst ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective

assistant manager/director/cook etc someone whose job is just below the level of manager etc

II. assistant 2 S3 BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ assistance , ↑ assistant ; verb : ↑ assist ]

1 . someone who helps someone else in their work, especially by doing the less important jobs:

a clerical assistant

2 . British English a ↑ shop assistant

⇨ ↑ personal assistant

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THESAURUS

■ describing someone’s position in an organization

▪ senior used about someone who has an important position in an organization. Senior can also be used about someone who has a higher position than you in an organization:

a senior executive

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She’s a senior partner in a law firm.

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She is senior to me.

▪ chief [only before noun] used, especially in job titles, about someone who has the most important or one of the most important positions in an organization:

Carole is the company’s chief financial officer.

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He’s the chief economist at Hangseng Bank.

▪ high-ranking [only before noun] used about someone who has a high position in an organization such as the government, the army, or the police:

high-ranking government officials

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a high-ranking police officer

▪ top [only before noun] used about someone who is very good, important, or successful in their job:

a top lawyer

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He’s one of the President’s top aides.

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top diplomats

▪ junior used about someone who has a low position in an organization. Junior can also be used about someone who has a lower position than you in an organization:

a junior clerk

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a junior doctor

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His role as naval officer was junior to Nelson.

▪ assistant [only before noun] an assistant manager, director, editor etc has a position just below a manager etc:

He’s an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard University.

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She became assistant director at the Belgrade Theatre.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.