"research assistant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: research assistants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} research assistant (plural research assistants)
  1. A person who assists a researcher, often on a contractual basis, with research in a commercial, academic, or private setting. Wikipedia link: research assistant Categories (topical): Occupations, People Derived forms: RA, research assistantship, RAship Translations (individual who assists a researcher): forskarassistent [common-gender] (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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