avustaja

From avustaa (“to assist”) +‎ -ja (“-er”)-

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋustɑjɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ʋus̠ˌtɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧vus‧ta‧ja

avustaja

1. assistant, aide, auxiliary (person who assists or helps someone else)

   Synonyms: apulainen, assistentti

2. sidekick

   Synonyms: apulainen, apumies, apuri, kakkosmies, oikea käsi

3. (military) aide, aide-de-camp, adjutant (officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one)

   Synonym: (chiefly historical) adjutantti

4. 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.

5. second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)
6. paralegal, legal assistant (lawyer's assistant)

   Synonym: asianajajan avustaja

7. (in the plural) crew (non-actor members of a theatrical or film production)

• apustaja

• “avustaja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02