paraprofessional

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ professional.

Noun

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paraprofessional (plural paraprofessionals)

  1. A person who is trained to assist a professional.
    • 1979 December 8, Dick Bowring, “HATS Helps Gay Alcoholics”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 10:
      While these were years of rapid growth, with increasing involvement of paraprofessionals, peer counselors, and, as Rosen says, "good-hearted gay people who wanted to be supportive to their gay brothers and sisters," the atmosphere was still that of a community peer counseling center rather than a professional mental health center or alcoholism treatment center per se.

Adjective

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paraprofessional (comparative more paraprofessional, superlative most paraprofessional)

  1. Of or relating to this assistance.