helper

4 definitions found

helper - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Helper \Help"er\, n.
     One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves;
     as, a lay helper in a parish.
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           Thou art the helper of the fatherless.   --Ps. x. 14.
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           Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. --Dr. H.
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helper - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  helper
      n 1: 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"
           [syn: assistant, helper, help, supporter]
      2: a person who helps people or institutions (especially with
         financial help) [syn: benefactor, helper]

helper - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Helper, UT (city, FIPS 34530)
    Location: 39.68968 N, 110.85910 W
    Population (1990): 2148 (1044 housing units)
    Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 84526

helper - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "helper":
     Samaritan, acolyte, adjutant, agent, aid, aide, aide-de-camp,
     aider, ancilla, assistant, assister, associate, attendant,
     auxiliary, backer, befriender, benefactor, benefactress, benefiter,
     best man, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjutress, coadjutrix, deputy,
     employee, executive officer, follower, good Samaritan, good person,
     help, helping hand, helpmate, helpmeet, inferior, jack-at-a-pinch,
     junior, laborer, lieutenant, ministering angel, ministrant,
     paranymph, paraprofessional, patron, right-hand man, second,
     secondary, servant, sideman, striker, subordinate, succorer,
     supporting actor, supporting instrumentalist, underling,
     understrapper, worker