assistant

 
Pronunciation: /əˈsɪst(ə)nt/

noun

  • a person who ranks below a senior person: the managing director and his assistant [as modifier]: an assistant manager
  • [with adjective or noun modifier] a person who helps in particular work: a care assistant

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- 'taking one's stand beside', from the verb assistere (see assist)

Spelling help

The ending of assistant is -ant.