In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HELPER
benefactor, helper
(noun) a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
assistant, helper, help, supporter
(noun) a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; “my invaluable assistant”; “they hired additional help to finish the work”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Helper
A city in Carbon County, Utah, United States, which got its name from the practice of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad of attaching helper engines to trains there.
Anagrams
• Hepler
Etymology
Noun
helper (plural helpers)
One who helps; an aide.
That which helps; anything serving to assist.
(Singapore) A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
(rail, US) a locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.
Synonyms
• banker (locomotive)
Anagrams
• Hepler
Source: Wiktionary
Help"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish. Thou art the helper of the fatherless. Ps. x. 14. Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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