assistant vs water boy

water boy vs assistant

assistant and water boy both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, water boy is a hyponym of assistant; that is, water 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
water boy: an assistant who supplies drinking water

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, paraprofessional, powder monkey, prompter, theater prompter, chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man, secretarial assistant, secretary, sidesman, foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, waterer, whipper-in, boy Friday.

assistant (noun)	water boy (noun)
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	an assistant who supplies drinking water

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

Difference between assistant and water boy

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