1a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- my invaluable assistant
- they hired additional help to finish the work
Synonymshelper, help, supporter,
Hyponymsaccomplice, aide, attendant, bat boy, coadjutor, dental assistant, deputy, dresser, event planner, facilitator, flower girl, girl Friday, hatchet man, instrument, labor coach, mannequin, model, paraprofessional, powder monkey, prompter, right-hand man, secretary, sidesman, subordinate, underboss, water boy, whipper-in,
Hypernymsworker,
Type ofworker,
Typesaccomplice, actor's assistant, aide, attendant, attender, auxiliary, cat's-paw, chief assistant, coadjutor, confederate, dental assistant, deputy, dresser, enforcer, event planner, facilitator, fashion model, foot soldier, girl Friday, hatchet man, instrument, labor coach, labour coach, lieutenant, man Friday, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model, monitrice, paraprofessional, pawn, poser, powder monkey, prompt, prompter, right-hand man, secretarial assistant, secretary, sidesman, subordinate, subsidiary, tender, theater prompter, theatre prompter, underboss, underling, water boy, waterer, whipper-in,
See alsoassist,