The phrase "a sort of assistant" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing someone or something that functions in a supportive or auxiliary role, but not in a fully defined capacity.
Example: "In the project, she acted as a sort of assistant, helping with research and organization."
Alternatives: "a kind of aide" or "a type of helper."
Warren Jared Gertnerr) is an aspiring artist who works as a sort-of assistant to a more established painter.
Shortly after the death of her husband, Mrs. Pasko received Coco, then a puppy, as a gift from her younger daughter, Denise, with the hope that the dog would act as a sort of bereavement assistant after her widowed mother moved in with Denise and her daughter, Alison.
– a sort of aural assistant that is always on.
They offer a sort of automated assistant that helps people organize travel needs.
Later, the company plans to add an intelligence layer and turn this cookie into a sort of smart assistant.
As well as its standard offering, the company sells what it calls the 'Sooqini Silver Service', which makes the process for buyers a little more frictionless, with Sooqini acting as a sort of Personal Assistant to the buyer.
When González showed up on the Caribbean island of Curaçao in 2009, she was hired to work as a sort of unpaid assistant.
I would act as a sort of personal assistant, scheduling his nights in his calendar and providing what was essentially a cue card with all the most pertinent information: like where these women worked, what they did for fun, and a few random facts for him to sprinkle through the conversation so it would look like he was paying attention to their online banter.
People who become distracted while grilling may consider the $100 iGrill, a sort of griller's assistant.
In the words of Lakers forward-center John Salley, who rarely plays in games but who appears to function as a sort of ex-cathedra assistant coach and team spokesman: "With Phil, it's: 'You're a man.
