Plural of assistant
regular plural
The plural of assistant is assistants.
Forms of assistant
| Singular | assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | assistants |
| Countable | countable |
Assistants in a sentence
- The actor arrived with an entourage of assistants and bodyguards.From the entry entourage
- After he was done, Lillehei's assistants released the tourniquet around Gregory's venae cavae, allowing blood to return.2018, Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: a History, →ISBN, page 83. From the entry tourniquet
- Take away those chauffeurs, those gasoline coupons, those platoons of pencil-skirted, lozenge-spectacled assistants.1999 January 15, “Toronto hostels filled with families and young people”, in The Edmonton Journal, page F9. From the entry pencil-skirted
- Men employed locally acted as dorymen and as assistants in traversing.1971 January 26, Bennett L. Smith, “Introduction”, in Geology of the Rencontre East Area, page 3. From the entry doryman
- But in addition, he adds to the tags of certain assistants the designation, “V.N.,” meaning veterinary nurse.1963, American Veterinary Medical Association, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, volume 143, page 179. From the entry VN
Meaning of assistant
- adjective Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
- adjective Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
- noun Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.
Questions about the plural of assistant
- What is the plural of assistant?
- The plural of assistant is assistants.
- Is assistant countable?
- Assistant is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: assistant (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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