アシスタントashisutanto

1. nounassistant
   彼かれには２、３のかなり優秀ゆうしゅうなアシスタントがいた。↗

   He had two or three rather competent assistants.

• Synonym補佐ほさNeutralAssisting the person in charge, with the emphasis on support within an official post, as in 「課長補佐」; 「アシスタント」 is a general word for assistants in any field.
• Synonym助手じょしゅNeutralThe same word as 「助け手」, a general helper; written 「助手」 and read 「じょしゅ」, it is a common job title close to 「アシスタント」.
• SynonymヘルパーNeutralA loanword for a helper, used mostly in nursing care and home-help services, as in 「ホームヘルパー」; 「アシスタント」 mainly means an assistant at work.
• Synonym手伝いてつだいNeutralHelping, or a helper; also a child helping with housework at home. The nuance is lending a temporary hand, not a formal post.
• Synonym助け手たすけてNeutralA helper who steps in to give a hand, stressing the act of helping; not a job title, while 「アシスタント」 usually means a professional assistant.
• Synonym副手ふくしゅWrittenWritten style: a deputy who assists the person in charge, e.g. in a university lab; the nuance is a position one rank below.
• Synonym補佐役ほさやくNeutralThe role of supporting a key figure, stressing working at their side; 「アシスタント」 is more often used as a job or post title.
• Relatedお手伝いおてつだいNeutralHelping, or a hired domestic helper; the wording is polite, as in 「何かお手伝いしましょうか」; in the helping sense it is not a formal position.
• Related助っ人すけっとCasualColloquial: someone who comes to help for the occasion, also a hired foreign player; 「アシスタント」 is an assistant doing support work, permanent or temporary.
• Related補佐人ほさにんWrittenWritten and mostly legal, e.g. a person who accompanies a party in a lawsuit; a specialized term — in everyday speech say 「アシスタント」.
• Related手伝い手てつだいてNeutralA descriptive way of saying 'helper'; rare. In everyday speech 「手伝い」 or 「アシスタント」 is the usual choice.
• Related補助員ほじょいんWrittenWritten style: a person in an auxiliary post, used mostly as a job or post name; it sounds more like a formal post title than 「アシスタント」.
• Related補助者ほじょしゃWrittenWritten style: a person who supports the main person, as in 「補助者を付ける」; found mostly in regulations and explanatory texts.

For assistants and aides in any field, 「アシスタント」 is the default. Use 「補佐」 for assisting someone in an official post, 「ヘルパー」 for care or home-help workers, and 「助っ人」 or 「手伝い」 for people who pitch in temporarily.

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1. 仕事しごとなどを補助ほじょする人ひと。