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helper

American  
[hel-per] / ˈhɛl pər /

noun

  • helpers
    plural
  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.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of helper

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


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Last year, the musical “Maybe Happy Ending” — about two human-like helper robots — won the Tony Award for best scenic design, including for its high-tech automated aspects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

She has a carer, Pinar Elmaz, and a helper called Robert.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It’s like an AI helper that always has your back, inspired by the cool versions of what we all watched in movies growing up.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

If Daily Brief is the no-nonsense helper, Dreambeans is its slightly deranged hippie brother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Instead of sending me to school, I was my father’s helper in the factory from the time I was very little.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

But arriving at the future of autonomous robot helpers will require more data, smarter AI models and better hardware.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

These were helpers and gentle evangelists, faithful people with solid values and a common faith.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"You've also got your helpers, the wool wrappers and everything else so it assists with the costs."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service,” a follow-up series that debuted in 2025, pushed the premise further still: undercover helpers, surveillance, insiders and Ramsay comparing the operation to going “full on MI6” with restaurants.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Morrie was in a wheelchair full-time now, getting used to helpers lifting him like a heavy sack from the chair to the bed and the bed to the chair.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

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