Assistance vs. Assistant

Assistance and Assistant Definitions
Assistance
The act of assisting.
Assistant
One that assists; a helper.
Assistance
Aid; help
Financial assistance.
Assistant
Holding an auxiliary position; subordinate.
Assistance
Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
Assistant
Giving aid; auxiliary.
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Assistance
The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.
Without the assistance of a mortal hand.
Assistant
Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
An assistant surgeon
Assistance
An assistant or helper; a body of helpers.
Wat Tyler [was] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his assistance, . . . John Cavendish.
Assistant
Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
Assistance
Persons present.
Assistant
(obsolete) Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.
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Assistance
The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose;
He gave me an assist with the housework
Could not walk without assistance
Rescue party went to their aid
Offered his help in unloading
Assistant
A person who assists or helps someone else.
Assistance
A resource;
Visual aids in teaching
Economic assistance to depressed areas
Assistant
(British) Sales assistant.
Assistant
A software tool that provides assistance in some task, a wizard program.
Assistant
Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
Genius and learning . . . are mutually and greatly assistant to each other.
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Assistant
Of the second grade in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon.
Assistant
One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help.
Four assistants who his labor share.
Rhymes merely as assistants to memory.
Assistant
An attendant; one who is present.
Assistant
A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose;
My invaluable assistant
They hired additional help to finish the work
Assistant
Of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another