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personal assistant

per·son·al as·sis·tant
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-suh-nl uh-sis-tuh nt]
    • /ˈpɜr sə nl əˈsɪs tənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-suh-nl uh-sis-tuh nt]
    • /ˈpɜr sə nl əˈsɪs tənt/

Definitions of personal assistant words

  • noun personal assistant aide 1
  • countable noun personal assistant A personal assistant is a person who does office work and administrative work for someone. The abbreviation PA is also used. 0
  • noun personal assistant a person who does office work and administrative work for someone 0

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Parts of speech for Personal assistant

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adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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personal assistant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for personal assistant

noun personal assistant

  • factotum — a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house.
  • adjunct — Something that is an adjunct to something larger or more important is connected with it or helps to perform the same task.
  • adjutant — An adjutant is an officer in the army who deals with administrative work.
  • aide — An aide is an assistant to someone who has an important job, especially in government or in the armed forces.
  • assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.

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