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personal assistant en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Someone whose job is to assist and organize someone else's day-to-day business or personal tasks.
   • Jen: Douglas has asked me to be his PA. / Moss: Oh. My. God! Well, that is something and a half. His PA? How... Whoa! His PA... Shut up! His PA! / Jen: It means "personal assistant". / Moss: Thank you. Right, OK. What does that actually involve? / Jen: Oh, you know, picking up his mail, going to the supermarket for him, getting his washing. I have to say, Moss, it's a real step up. 2007 September 28, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 6

Forms

Synonyms

man Friday · PA

Translations (4)

fi henkilökohtainen avustaja (personal assistant) · pl asystent osobisty (personal assistant) · sv personal assistant (personal assistant) · pl asystentka osobista (personal assistant)