| adjutant |
an assistant. [1/2 definitions] |
| adjutant general |
a staff officer who serves as chief administrative assistant to the commanding officer of an army corps or division. [1/3 definitions] |
| aide |
a military officer who serves as confidential assistant to a commanding officer such as a general. [2 definitions] |
| aide-de-camp |
a military or naval officer serving as assistant to a general or admiral. |
| associate professor |
a college or university professor ranking above an assistant professor and below a full professor. |
| asst. |
abbreviation of "assistant," a person holding a secondary or junior position in an office or organization. |
| banderillero |
a matador's assistant who helps goad the bull by sticking banderillas into it. |
| batboy |
a boy who retrieves baseball bats discarded by hitters and acts as a team's general assistant. |
| batgirl |
a girl who retrieves baseball bats discarded by hitters and acts as a team's general assistant. |
| coadjutor |
an assistant, esp. the principal assistant of a bishop. |
| concertmaster |
the leader of the first violins of an orchestra, and usu. the assistant conductor. |
| deputize |
to authorize to act as an assistant or representative. |
| deputy |
someone authorized to be a substitute or assistant. [2/3 definitions] |
| executive officer |
in the military, an officer who is assistant to the commanding officer of a unit, or who is second in command of a unit smaller than a division. [1/2 definitions] |
| girl Friday |
a female employee, aide, or assistant who faithfully attends to a variety of tasks. |
| handler |
in boxing, a coach, trainer, or assistant. [1/3 definitions] |
| helper |
an assistant who helps in some task or activity. |
| hygienist |
a person skilled in any of various areas of hygiene, esp. a dentist's assistant. |
| man Friday |
a male employee, aide, or assistant who faithfully attends to a variety of tasks. |
| paralegal |
a lawyer's assistant who has some training in legal matters, but who does not hold a law degree. |
| paramedic |
one who is trained to work as a doctor's assistant or as a provider of emergency medical care. |