Assistant and Operator

Assistant

Assistant noun - A person who helps a more skilled person.

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Operator and assistant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operator" instead a noun "Assistant".

Nearby Words: assist, assistance, assisting

Operator noun - An agent that operates some apparatus or machine.

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Assistant and operator are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assistant" instead a noun "Operator".

human	human assistant	human operator
old	old assistant	old operator
female	female assistant	female operator
special	special assistant	special operator
Other adjectives: current, original, actual, male, lowly, young, new, senior, former, local, blonde, holographic, unnamed.

The first to go was the bow machine gunner/radio operator/assistant driver.

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In motion picture and film-based television production, this is often done by a separate person (the "focus puller" or "first camera assistant") rather than by the primary camera operator.

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Depending on the person they report to and what the project is that they're working on, this person can serve as a personal assistant, sound board operator, even an unofficial second-in-command.

Source: What, Exactly, Is His Job?

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