assistant vs bat boy

bat boy vs assistant

assistant and bat boy both are nouns.

assistant is an adjective but bat boy is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assistant	Yes	Yes	No	No
bat boy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bat boy is a hyponym of assistant; that is, bat boy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assistant:

assistant: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
bat boy: (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment

Other hyponyms of assistant include coadjutor, accomplice, confederate, aide, auxiliary, attendant, attender, tender, dental assistant, deputy, lieutenant, actor's assistant, dresser, event planner, facilitator, flower girl, girl Friday, enforcer, hatchet man, cat's-paw, instrument, pawn, birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice, underboss, fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model, model, poser, paraprofessional, powder monkey, prompter, theater prompter, chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man, secretarial assistant, secretary, sidesman, foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, water boy, waterer, whipper-in, boy Friday.

assistant (noun)	bat boy (noun)
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	(baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment

assistant (adjective)	bat boy (adjective)
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

Difference between assistant and bat boy

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