assistant vs facilitator

facilitator vs assistant

assistant and facilitator both are nouns.

assistant is an adjective but facilitator is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assistant	Yes	Yes	No	No
facilitator	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, facilitator is a hyponym of assistant; that is, facilitator 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
facilitator: someone who makes progress easier

Other hyponyms of assistant include coadjutor, accomplice, confederate, aide, auxiliary, attendant, attender, tender, bat boy, dental assistant, deputy, lieutenant, actor's assistant, dresser, event planner, 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)	facilitator (noun)
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	someone who makes progress easier

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

Difference between assistant and facilitator

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