"assistant" meaning in English

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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "assist + -ant",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "assist + -ant",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "assistant",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "assistants",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The doctor's assistant held his tools."
        },
        {
          "text": "The assistant guard was in training to become a full guard."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An assistant is a person who helps (or assists) another person."
      ],
      "id": "simple-assistant-en-noun-Q~QcVhIm",
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈsɪstənt/",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈsɪstɛnt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-assistant.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "assistant"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Terms suffixed with -ant"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "assist",
        "2": "ant"
      },
      "expansion": "assist + -ant",
      "name": "ety-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "assist + -ant",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "assistant",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "assistants",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The doctor's assistant held his tools."
        },
        {
          "text": "The assistant guard was in training to become a full guard."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An assistant is a person who helps (or assists) another person."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈsɪstənt/",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈsɪstɛnt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-assistant.ogg",
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        "US"
      ]
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  "word": "assistant"
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