helper

[hel-per]

noun

1. a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.

   Synonyms: ally, auxiliary, backer, supporter, assistant, aid

2. an extra locomotive attached to a train at the front, middle, or rear, especially to provide extra power for climbing a steep grade.

Word History and Origins

Origin of helper¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; help + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Like millions of Pakistani children, she is a household helper, an illegal but common practice that brings grief to families often too poor to seek justice.

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These employees are spending anywhere from $10 a month for an AI assistant to several thousand a month for a part-time helper—and they say it’s worth every penny.

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They both play the roles of Torres’ stagehands and narrative helpers.

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But with the community in ruins and more than half of its volunteers displaced by the Eaton fire in January, will the association have enough helpers — and heart — to get the job done?

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Given the extensive abuse to which we subject mechanical helpers that aren’t endowed with consciousness, why wouldn’t they turn on us if they were?

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