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Supporting vs Assistant - What's the difference?

supporting | assistant |

As adjectives the difference between supporting and assistant

is that supporting is that supports while assistant is having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

As a verb supporting

is .

As a noun assistant is

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

supporting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That supports.

    • Derived terms

    * supporting actor * supporting aircraft * supporting arms * supporting artillery * supporting attack * supporting character

    Verb

    (head)

    • 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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