n 1  :  a person associated with or assisting another in some duty or service  2  :  ADJUVANT b <prescribe a drug as a short-term in a program of weight reduction> 
adj 1  :  added or joined as an accompanying object or circumstance  2  :  attached in a subordinate or temporary capacity to a staff <an psychiatrist>  .
 
 
 
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