a person who ranks below a senior person

the managing director and his assistant

yon moun ki klase anba yon moun granmotan

direktè a jere ak asistan li

an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader

She is a nurse\\'s aide.

yon asistan pou yon moun enpòtan, espesyalman yon dirijan politik

Li se yon asistan enfimyè.

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

The attendant should make the patient happy and hopeful.

yon moun ki tann oswa ki gen tandans reponn bezwen yon lòt

Asistan an ta dwe fè kè pasyan an kontan ak espwa.