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assistant | did |

As an adjective assistant

is having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

As a noun assistant

is (obsolete) someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.

As a proper noun did is

sun (sunday).

assistant

English

Alternative forms

* assistaunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(-) (attributive)
  • Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
  • an assistant surgeon
  • Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
  • * Beattie
  • Genius and learning are mutually and greatly assistant to each other.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.
  • *, II.3:
  • a woman of great authority, having first yeelded an accompt unto her Citizens, and shewed good reasons why she was resolved to end her life, earnestly entreated Pompey to be an assistant at her death, that so it might be esteemed more honourable.
  • A person who assists or helps someone else.
  • (British) Sales assistant.
  • A software tool that provides assistance in some task.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    did

    Translingual

    Alternative forms

    * (roman numeral) DID, CMXCIX, cmxcix (DID)

    Number

    (mul-number)
  • (label) A Roman numeral representing nine hundred and ninety-nine ().
  • See also

    * Previous: diid (nine hundred and ninety-eight, ) * Next: dd (one thousand, ) ----