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Assistant vs Subeditor - What's the difference?

assistant | subeditor |

As nouns the difference between assistant and subeditor

is that assistant is someone who is present; a bystander, a witness while subeditor is an assistant editor, usually in a specific department of a newspaper.

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

    Anagrams

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    subeditor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An assistant editor, usually in a specific department of a newspaper
  • The British English term for a at a newspaper or magazine.