Meaning of the word "teaching assistant" in English

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teaching assistant

US /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ əˌsɪstənt/
UK /ˈtiː.tʃɪŋ əˌsɪs.tənt/
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Noun

a graduate student who assists a professor in teaching duties, such as grading papers, leading discussion sections, or conducting labs

Example:
The teaching assistant helped students with their lab experiments.
She works as a teaching assistant for the psychology department.