Reverse Dictionary: ASSIST

ADJECTIVES
► ADJUTANT assistant, helping → 1676 
► ADJUTORIOUS assisting, helpful, giving aid → 1657 obs.
► ADJUVANT assisting, aiding, helpful → 1614 
► AIDANT assisting, giving aid, helpful, helping → 1483 
► AUXILIANT assisting, affording help → 1631 obs.
► OPIFEROUS bringing assistance, help or aid → 1656 obs.
► RIGHT-HAND serving as an indispensable assistant or helper to another → 1225 
► SUBSIDUOUS assisting, subsidiary → 1490 obs.

NOUNS
► ADJUMENT assistance, help → 1607 obs.
► ADJUTANCY assistance, agency, support → 1665 obs.
► ADJUTORY assistance, help → 1505 obs.
► ADJUVANCY assistance, help → 1884 
► AIDANCE assistance, aid, means of help, support → 1593 
► ARM a chief source of assistance or support; a prop, mainstay → 1382 arch.
► BACK HELP assistance given reciprocally, as among farmers → 1940 Amer. dial.
► BOOST assistance → 1914 criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► CRACK assistance → 1969 Amer. dial.
► EASEMENT 1. assistance, furtherance; advantage, convenience, comfort, consolation, relief → 1400 obs.
2. pecuniary assistance → 1880 Sc.
► EASE-UP assistance, esp. in a difficult situation → 20C W. Indies sl.
► FULTUM assistance, help, support → 1000 obs.
► FURTHERANCE assistance, aid; a helping forward → 1440 
► HAND’S TURN assistance, a helping hand → 1899 Amer. dial.
► JUVAMENT help, aid, assistance → 1400 obs.
► OPITULATION assistance, the act of giving help or aid → 1597 obs.
► PUSH assistance, encouragement → 1855 
► READINESS assistance, encouragement → 19C Eng. dial.
► SUBSIDY assistance, help, aid → 1387 obs.
► SUCCURRANCE assistance, succour, aid, help → 1450 obs.
► SUFFRAGE assistance, help, support, aid → 1460 obs.

NOUNS, PERSON
► ACOLYTE a junior assistant or an attendant in any ceremony or operation → 1829 
► ADJACENT an assistant → 1601 arch. 
► ADJOINT an assistant, a helper, an aide → 1597 obs.
► ADJUMENT an assistant or helper → 1641 obs.
► ADJUNCT an assistant or subordinate colleague; a person joined to another in some duty or service → 1554 
► ADJUNCTIVE an assistant or subordinate colleague → 1755 
► ADJUTANT an assistant or helper → 1622 
► ADJUTATOR an assistant, a helper → 1647 historical usage
► ADJUTOR an assistant; a helper → 1531 obs.
► ADJUTORY a person who provides assistance; a helper → 1508 obs.
► ADJUTRICE a female assistant or helper → 1609 obs.
► ADJUTRIX a female assistant or helper → 1632 obs.
► ADJUVANT an assistant; a helper → 1609 
► ADLATUS a personal assistant; one who gives personal aid or attendance → 1885 (Bk.)
► ADMINICULATOR an assistant; an officer, or advocate of the poor → 1795 obs. (Bk.)
► AGITANT an assistant, a helper; an aide → 1644 obs.
► AIDANT an assistant, helper, or aide → 1475 
► BIRD DOG an assistant, esp. in police or journalism → 1952 sl.
► BOTTLE-HOLDER any supporter or assistant → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► BOWER an assistant; a close friend; an accomplice → 1847 Amer. sl., orig. gambling usage
► CAD an assistant or confederate of a lower grade, as a bricklayer’s labourer, or a builder’s assistant → 1835 
► CADCATCHER an assistant or helper; a cheap labourer → 1955 (Bk.)
► CHORE WHORE an assistant → 1996 UK sl.
► GAL FRIDAY ► GIRL FRIDAY a personal assistant or female secretary; one who performs general tasks in an office → 1928 
► HANDER an assistant; a helper → 1962 Sc. & Aust. prison sl.
► HANDMAID a female assistant or personal attendant; a maid → 1300 arch.
► HAND-RAG an assistant to a skilled senior → 1974 US colloq.
► HELPENDER ► HELPINDER ► HILPENDER an assistant, a helper, generally of a minister or a schoolteacher → 1871 Sc.
► HELPER a person who assists or helps; an auxiliary → 1300 
► HELP-MAKE an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort; chiefly applied to a wife or husband → 1854 Eng. dial.
► HELPMATE an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort; chiefly applied to a wife or husband → 1715 
► HELPMEET an assistant, a companion; a fitting or suitable helper: usually applied to a wife or husband → 1382 
► MONE an assistant, a companion → 1300 obs.
► OFFSIDER an assistant; a helper; orig. an assistant/apprentice to a bullock-driver who worked on the ‘off side’ → 1890 Aust. & NZ sl.
► OILY RAG a worker’s assistant → 1994 UK sl.
► RIGHT ARM an assistant; a person entrusted or empowered to carry out the orders or wishes of another, or on whom a superior relies → 1562 
► RIGHT-HAND a chief assistant, an indispensable helper → 1538 
► SIDEKICK an assistant; a partner; an accomplice → 1893 Aust. & US sl.
► SIDEKICKER an assistant; a partner; an accomplice → 1894 Aust. &  US sl.
► SIDE-PARTNER an assistant, an accomplice → L19  US sl.
► STOOGE a servile assistant; a mere flunky or tool → 1913 US sl.
► SUCCOURER a person who assists or aids → 1440 obs.
► SUFFRAGAN an assistant; a deputy; a representative → 1481 obs.
► SWAMPER a general assistant or labourer; a menial → 1870 US sl.
► WHEELHORSE a trusted assistant; one who does the hard work in some enterprise or cause → 1845 Amer. dial.
► WINGER an assistant or pal → 1943 nautical sl.
► WINGS an assistant or pal → 1950 nautical sl. (Bk.)
► YEOMAN an assistant or attendant to an official, etc. → 1363 
► YOUNG MAN a male youth employed as an assistant, apprentice, messenger, etc. → 1608 arch.
► ZANY an assistant, attendant, follower, or companion → 1601 arch., usually contemptuous usage

PHRASES
► NO CASH, NO SWISS no assistance without payment in advance → 1865

VERBS
► ADJUVATE to assist, to aid → 1599 obs.
► AIDEN to aid, to help, to assist → 1901 Eng. dial.
► AUXILIATE to assist, to help, to aid → 1656 obs.
► BEAR A BOB to assist, to aid → 1890 Eng. dial.
► BEET to assist a person in need or trouble; to relieve, to help, to aid, to supply the wants of → 1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► BESTEAD to assist, to help, to relieve → 1581 
► BOOST to assist, to help → 1995 S. Afr. sl.
► EASE to assist, to benefit, to help → 1330 obs.
► EASY to assist, to make easy, to facilitate; to relieve → 1567 obs.
► GIVE A HEAD to assist, to aid → 1945 Amer. dial.
► GIVE ONE AN EASE UP to assist, to give a helping hand → 1895 Sc.
► HAND IN A BACK-CHAP to play the part of an assistant or ‘second fiddle’; to be subordinate → 1871 Sc.
► HELP A LAME DOG OVER A STILE to assist a person in difficulty; to help, to lend a hand → 1546 
► HELPMATE to assist, to help → 1931 Amer. dial.
► HOLD A CANDLE TO ANOTHER to assist him by holding the candle while he works; hence, to help in a subordinate position → 1550 
► LAY A HAND to assist, to ‘lend’ a hand → 1634 obs.
► MUCK IN to help with or assist in something → 2012 Brit. sl. (Bk.)
► OFF-SIDE to assist → 1928 Aust. & NZ sl.
► OPITULATE to assist, to aid, to help → 1597 obs.
► READY to assist, to forward → 1790 Eng. dial.
► SCOTCH to assist one in an undertaking; to help out in a minor way → 1909 Amer. dial.
► STOOGE to work as an assistant, underling, or subordinate → 1930 sl., orig. US
► SUBSERVE to be instrumental in assisting or furthering a purpose, object, action, etc; to promote or assist by supplying an instrument or means → 1677 
► TAKE TO to assist, to countenance → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► VAIL to assist, to aid, to help; to be of use, advantage, or benefit to → 1300 obs.