helper
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- noun
- /ˈhɛlpər/
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- Stewart and his two Maori helpers come out of the bush towards her.
- helpers with management tasks
- family helpers
- live-in helper
OK, let's go home and see if we can get another helper to help us.
- OK, let's go home and see if we can get another helper to help us.
- And so you become a kin helper, essentially, and invest in your brother's offspring.
- I haven't had visions of what we might call like spirit helpers or some people would use the term totems.
- I went and got better help, not a helper, and I'm better.
- So younger people tend to take possibly the position of helpers to create one.
Examples
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Another child, who was frequently chosen as a helper, chose himself as the helper.
Academic text (1991) -
Well, I'm happy to stand in as your helper, as best I can.
Fiction book (1991) -
I am the helper here to get you connected.
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You make yourself seem more like a helper than a teacher.
Academic text (2011) -
One child stated that she had never been a class helper or line leader.
Academic text (1991) -
We could go find helpers to help us.
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All we need are two helpers.
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Two children, who were chosen most frequently as helpers, exhibited leadership characteristics in their dramatic play.
Academic text (1991) -
Tommy, you've got an army of helpers for that.
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The teacher appreciated having a helper to grade the papers and assist with classroom activities.
Synonyms
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A person who helps someone with their work or tasks
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3.5
A person who helps someone in a job, for example a teacher or politician
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A person or thing that makes a task easier
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4.2
A person who helps others in need
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3.0
A person or thing that helps you a lot when you are in trouble
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4.3
A person who helps strangers without expecting anything in return
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A person who helps staff or members in an organization
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A person who helps and supports their partner in life
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A person who helps someone in need, for example with first aid
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A person who supports and cares for their partner
A person who helps another with a task or need
A person or thing that helps someone with a task
A person who helps others in trouble
Antonyms
Compounds
A small thing that helps a parent get through the day, like a drink, medicine, or tool
- Specialized
A white blood cell that recognizes infected cells and helps other immune cells fight infection
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Helper comes from the simple word help, which means 'to give aid', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does something'. So a helper is a person who gives aid or support to others.