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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOffice Assistant
/ˈɔːfɪs əˈsɪstənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person employed to assist with administrative tasks in an office.
"The office assistant managed the scheduling and correspondence for the team." - 2
An entry-level position in an office that provides support to other staff members.
"As an office assistant, she was responsible for filing documents and answering phone calls."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'office' originates from the Latin 'officium', meaning 'duty' or 'service', while 'assistant' comes from the Latin 'assistere', meaning 'to stand by'. The combination reflects a role that supports administrative tasks in a workplace setting, evolving in usage from the early 20th century as office environments became more structured.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Office Assistant" is said worldwide
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assistant de bureau
Transliteration: asistant də byʁo
"L'assistant de bureau gère les tâches administratives."
Büroassistent
Transliteration: byːʁoːʔaˈsɪstɛnt
"Der Büroassistent organisiert die Termine."
assistente d'ufficio
Transliteration: as.si.sten.te d'uf.fi.cio
"L'assistente d'ufficio si occupa della corrispondenza."
asistente de oficina
Transliteration: asiˈs̺tente ðe oˈfiθina
"El asistente de oficina ayuda con las tareas administrativas."
assistente de escritório
Transliteration: a.siˈstẽ.tʃi dʒi es.kɾiˈtɔ.ɾju
"O assistente de escritório organiza os documentos."
कार्यालय सहायक
Transliteration: kāryālay sahāyak
"कार्यालय सहायक ने सभी फाइलें व्यवस्थित कीं।"
办公室助理
Transliteration: bàngōngshì zhùlǐ
"办公室助理负责日常行政工作。"
사무 보조
Transliteration: samu bojo
"사무 보조는 문서 작업을 돕습니다."
オフィスアシスタント
Transliteration: ofisu ashisutanto
"オフィスアシスタントは書類の整理を担当します。"
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