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Assistant vs Offsider - What's the difference?

assistant | offsider |

As nouns the difference between assistant and offsider

is that assistant is (obsolete) someone who is present; a bystander, a witness while offsider is (australia|new zealand|informal) a partner, assistant, or deputy.

As an adjective assistant

is having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

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.

    • Related terms

    * assist * assistance

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    offsider

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A partner, assistant, or deputy.
  • * 1987 , Jill Bowen, Kidman: The Forgotten King , 2010, unnumbered page,
    • Kidman, riding hell for leather and carrying a heavy stockwhip, caught up with him soon after, or rather with his offsider , who was tailing the mob, and demanded an explanation for their trespassing.
    “Don?t ask me,” said the offsider . “You see the boss.”
  • * 2006 , Michael Roberts, 50 Years of Television in Australia , page 59,
    • With the 2005 incarnation of Temptation , Livinia Nixon has completed the trifecta of TV seconds: variety offsider , game show hostess and weather girl.
  • * 2007 , , Court in the Middle , 2010, unnumbered page,
    • Tom also brought an offsider . I will never forget the look on the faces of the airline staff when Big Tony hauled his shooter out and slammed it on the counter. Tom and his sidekick did the same. I couldn?t believe these blokes were armed and how cool everyone was about it.