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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