assistant vs paraprofessional

paraprofessional vs assistant

assistant and paraprofessional both are nouns.

assistant is an adjective but paraprofessional is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, paraprofessional is a hyponym of assistant; that is, paraprofessional 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
paraprofessional: a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional

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, 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, 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)	paraprofessional (noun)
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional

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

Difference between assistant and paraprofessional

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