valet vs assist

valet and assist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
valet	Yes	No	Yes	No
assist	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assist is a hypernym of valet; that is, assist is a word with a broader meaning than valet:

Other hypernyms of valet include attend, attend to, serve, wait on.

valet (noun)	assist (noun)
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer	(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

valet (verb)	assist (verb)
serve as a personal attendant to	act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
	work for, or be a servant to
	give help or assistance; be of service