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helper

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As a noun, helper means one who helps.

Meanings of helper

6 meanings

noun

  1. One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.

  2. That which helps; anything serving to assist.

  3. Singaporehong kongA person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.

  4. railUSA locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.

  5. A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purposeperson

    “my invaluable assistant”

    “they hired additional help to finish the work”

    Similar: assistant, help, supporter
  6. A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)person

    Similar: benefactor

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

helper around the world

SingaporeA person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
USA locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.

Synonyms by meaning

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