assistant
noun
[ əˈsɪst(ə)nt ]
• a person who ranks below a senior person.
• "the managing director and his assistant"
Similar:
subordinate,
deputy,
auxiliary,
second,
second in command,
number two,
lieutenant,
right-hand man,
right-hand woman,
wingman,
aide,
personal assistant,
PA,
attendant,
mate,
apprentice,
junior,
henchman,
underling,
hired hand,
hired help,
servant,
helper,
aider,
colleague,
associate,
partner,
confederate,
accomplice,
collaborator,
accessory,
abetter,
supporter,
backer,
vice,
man/girl Friday,
sidekick,
running dog,
gofer,
gopher,
dogsbody,
poodle,
skivvy,
body man,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- ‘taking one's stand beside’, from the verb assistere (see assist).
