Definition
an assistant: a helper, an aid, a secretary
a shop assistant: a sales person, someone who works in a shop
Pronunciation examples
UK: I employ an assistant to help me with my research.
US: Spencer is a shop assistant for a big department store.
- "Assistant to the CEO"
- "Brian Jones, 37, special assistant to CEO Bruno Delavigne, has been accused of stealing trade secrets from within the heart of the company."
- "It's Brian Jones, your new assistant!"
- "Krazy Gidyeon : Oh ok, ok, ok assistant, I will tell you!"
- "Narrator: And finally we move to the office of CEO Bruno Delavigne, where Special Assistant Brian Jones has been replaced by a camel."
- "So assistant, what do we do today?"
- "I'm his "special assistant", for special missions."
- "Krazy Gidyeon : Assistant!"
- "Krazy Gidyeon : My assistant say I'm crazy!"
- "If you have any urgent inquiries during my expedition in the Himalayas, please contact my special assistant, Brian Jones."
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