assistant
noun
as·sis·tant
ə-ˈsi-stənt 
1
: a person who assists someone : helper
also
: a person holding an assistantship
2
: a device or product that provides assistance
software assistants
personal digital assistant
see pda entry 1
assistant
adjective
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Examples of assistant in a Sentence
an assistant to the college president
an assistant to the store manager
a wealthy executive who has a personal assistant
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
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Click the star-like Gemini button and ask the assistant to create drafts, plan projects, generate images, or take notes in a meeting.
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With the update, Apple Intelligence is now enabled by default in the macOS setup assistant—users who don't want to use the tools will need to disable them, but users who want to use them won't need to go through the process of setting them up.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Once an applicant applies through Chipotle’s digital system, Boatwright continued, the AI assistant asks them initial questions and schedules an interview with the general manager.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Click the star-like Gemini button and ask the assistant to create drafts, plan projects, generate images, or take notes in a meeting.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2025
With the update, Apple Intelligence is now enabled by default in the macOS setup assistant—users who don't want to use the tools will need to disable them, but users who want to use them won't need to go through the process of setting them up.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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assistant
noun
as·sis·tant
ə-ˈsis-tənt
: a person who assists another : helper
assistant
adjective
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