assistant vs poser

poser vs assistant

assistant and poser both are nouns.

assistant is an adjective but poser is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, poser is a hyponym of assistant; that is, poser 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
poser: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

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, 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)	poser (noun)
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
	a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
	a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

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

Difference between assistant and poser

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