Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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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