Finnish

Noun

avustaja

1. assistant, aide, auxiliary; sidekick (person who assists or helps someone else)
2. (military) aide, aide-de-camp, adjutant (officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one)
3. attendant (one who attends)

   Antakaa avaimet pysäköintiavustajille ja he pysäköivät autonne.

   Give your keys to the parking attendants and they will park your car for you.

4. second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)
5. paralegal, legal assistant (lawyer's assistant)
6. (in the plural) crew (non-actor members of a theatrical or film production)

Declension

Synonyms

• (assistant): apulainen (generally understood as having lower status than "avustaja"); apuri, apumies
• (aide-de-camp): adjutantti
• (paralegal): asianajajan avustaja

Derived terms

• avustajisto
• kouluavustaja
• näyttämöavustaja
• oikeusavustaja