assistant (n.)
- acolyte
- adjutant
- agent
- aid
- aide
- aide-de-camp
- aider
- associate
- attendant
- attorney
- auxiliary
- benefactor
- co-worker
- coadjutor
- deputy
- emeritus
- employee
- factor
- flunky
- help
- helper
- helpmate
- helpmeet
- henchman
- hireling
- inferior
- instructor
- junior
- lecturer
- lieutenant
- mercenary
- minion
- myrmidon
- paraprofessional
- patsy
- pensioner
- professor
- proxy
- reader
- second
- secondary
- servant
- stooge
- striker
- subordinate
- subsidiary
- tutor
- underling
- worker
- workfellow