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noun

aide, deputy, henchman, friend, follower, adherent, auxiliary, lieutenant, associate, companion, colleague, partner, helper, acolyte, representative, second in command, apprentice, co-worker, fellow-worker, secretary, supporter, appointee, abettor, ancillary, standby, helping hand, patron, backer, bodyguard, aide-de-camp, ally, accessory, clerk, adjunct, collaborator, confederate, subaltern, mate, helpmate, adjutant, subordinate, coadjutor, attendant, accomplice, second, right hand, right-hand man, man Friday, gal Friday, underling, lackey, flunky*, sidekick*, yes-man*, stooge*, gofer*.

Antonyms supervisor, rival, antagonist.

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noun

A person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities:

adjutant, aide, auxiliary, coadjutant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, lieutenant, second². See help

adjective

Giving or able to give help or support:

accessory, ancillary, auxiliary, collateral, contributory, subsidiary, supportive. See help

See assistant in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms

assistant aide coadjutant coadjutor helper lieutenant second ²

These nouns denote a person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of his or her responsibilities: an editorial assistant; a senator's aide; the general's coadjutant; a bishop's coadjutor; a teacher's helper; a politician's lieutenant; a prizefighter's second.

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