Hypernyms for "assistant"
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accomplice
actor''s assistant
aide
attendant
attender
auxiliary
bat boy
birthing coach
cat''s-paw
chief assistant
coadjutor
confederate
dental assistant
deputy
doula
dresser
enforcer
event planner
facilitator
fashion model
flower girl
foot soldier
girl Friday
hatchet man
instrument
labor coach
lieutenant
man Friday
manakin
manikin
mannequin
mannikin
model
monitrice
paraprofessional
pawn
poser
powder monkey
prompter
right-hand man
secretarial assistant
secretary
sidesman
subordinate
subsidiary
tender
theater prompter
underboss
underling
water boy
waterer
whipper-in
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.