assistant — [n] helper abettor, accessory, accomplice, adherent, adjunct, aide, ally, appointee, apprentice, associate, attendant, auxiliary, backer, backup*, coadjutant, coadjutor, collaborator, colleague, companion, confederate, cooperator, deputy, fellow… … New thesaurus
Assistant Professor — Professur (von lat. profiteri in der Bedeutung „sich öffentlich als Lehrer zu erkennen geben“) bezeichnet im deutschen Sprachraum primär eine Funktion im Lehrkörper einer Hochschule. Professor oder Professorin ist die Amtsbezeichnung eines… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Assistant director — An assistant director (AD) is a person who helps the director in the making of a movie or television show. The duties of an AD include setting the shooting schedule, tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging… … Wikipedia
assistant — n 1. helper, aid or aide, attendant, acolyte, deputy, auxiliary, second, man Friday, gal Friday, henchman, right hand, right hand man, Sl. gopher; partner, ally, comrade, colleague, associate, consociate, yokefellow or yokemate, companion,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
adjunct — I. noun Etymology: Latin adjunctum, from neuter of adjunctus, past participle of adjungere Date: 1588 1. something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it 2. a. a word or word group that qualifies or completes the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
adjunct — adjunctly, adv. /aj ungkt/, n. 1. something added to another thing but not essential to it. 2. a person associated with lesser status, rank, authority, etc., in some duty or service; assistant. 3. a person working at an institution, as a college… … Universalium
adjunct — 1. noun the oral medication is used as an adjunct to the insulin Syn: supplement, addition, extra, add on, accessory, accompaniment, complement, appurtenance; attachment, appendage, addendum 2. adjective an adjunct professor of entomology Syn:… … Thesaurus of popular words
adjunct — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. addition, appendix, appendage, annex; accessory, extension, postscript; complement, insertion; accompaniment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something added] Syn. supplement, subordinate part, minor detail;… … English dictionary for students
assistant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. aide, deputy, henchman, friend, follower, adherent, auxiliary, lieutenant, associate, companion, colleague, partner, helper, acolyte, representative, second in… … English dictionary for students
adjunct — [ adʒʌŋ(k)t] noun 1》 an additional and supplementary participle 2》 an assistant. 3》 Grammar a word or phrase in a sentence other than the verb or predicate. adjective connected or added in an auxiliary way. Derivatives adjunctive adjective Origin … English new terms dictionary
