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paraprofessional

paraprofessional noun: a person who is trained to assist a professional: for example, an assistant to an educator.

Noun

paraprofessional (plural paraprofessionals)

  1. A person who is trained to assist a professional: for example, an assistant to an educator.
    • While these were years of rapid growth, with increasing involvement of paraprofessionals, peer counselors, and, as Rosen says, "good-hearted gay people who wanted to be supportive to their gay brothers and sisters," the atmosphere was still that of a community peer counseling center rather than a...1979 December 8, Dick Bowring, “HATS Helps Gay Alcoholics”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 10

Adjective

paraprofessional (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to this assistance.

Forms of paraprofessional

pluralparaprofessionals

Origin of paraprofessional

From para- + professional.

Words formed from paraprofessional

Phrases with paraprofessional

Questions about paraprofessional

What does paraprofessional mean?
Paraprofessional means a person who is trained to assist a professional: for example, an assistant to an educator.
What part of speech is paraprofessional?
Paraprofessional can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of paraprofessional?
The plural of paraprofessional is paraprofessionals.

Words near paraprofessional in the dictionary

  1. paraproctitis
  2. paraproctium
  3. paraprocts
  4. paraproduct
  5. paraproducts
  6. paraprofessional
  7. paraprofessional educator
  8. paraprofessional educators
  9. paraprofessionalism
  10. paraprofessionally
  11. paraprofessionals

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