helpmeet

noun

ˈhelp-ˌmēt How to pronounce helpmeet (audio)
Definition of helpmeetnext
1
as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood

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2
as in wife
a female partner in a marriage he and his helpmeet share a passion for rock climbing

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Recent Examples of helpmeet When Harold burned out on being the helpmeet to the rising star, Minnie took his place. — Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 And yet, historically, the role of First Lady has depended on a kind of approachable legibility—a cheerful, open-bookish willingness to soften the hard edges that the role of President demands, through displays of helpmeet-like keenness. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024 Rather than serve as helpmeets to men, their husbands often took a backseat. — Marissa C. Rhodes / Made By History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 In a workplace, they’re expected to be helpmeets while also being held up as tokens of acceptance, a dynamic the characters bridle against and use to their advantage. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for helpmeet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpmeet
  1. assistant
  2. wife
  3. aide
  4. apprentice
  5. aid
  6. adjutant
  7. deputy
  8. sidekick
Noun
  • In 2019 he was appointed deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The legal questions are also different from those raised by earlier smart speakers and voice assistants.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • Smallwood attacks Nick’s virility, saying he’ll be publicly humiliated when his wife has to bail him out again in court.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In 2008, Holmes was arrested in Coral Gables on a domestic battery charge related to his ex-wife; the case was later dismissed.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of wife
Noun
  • The most recent assassination was that of Juan Antonio López, a municipal councilman and the local Catholic bishop’s aide.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In the race to replace City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield in the west San Fernando Valley, businessman Tim Gaspar reported bringing in nearly $584,000 during the runoff campaign, compared with about $287,000 for legislative aide Barri Worth Girvan.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Founding and patenting gabardine Thomas Burberry, a cloth merchant’s apprentice, established his own shop in 1856 in Basingstoke, England, then a rural town located southwest of London.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • For carpenters, delays and poor weather conditions can disrupt the working hours apprentices need to complete their program, causing some to quit.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Get assistance with heating bills The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps qualified households with one-time financial assistance for heating and electricity bills, as well as emergency aid to prevent shut-offs.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • After a detailed briefing with an ATI staff member, I was kitted out with a folder packed with maps, a Namibian cell phone pre-programmed with key contacts, and a first-aid kit.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of aid
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  • But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.
    — Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
Definition of adjutant
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  • Tracy Rieff is stepping down from his role of deputy fire chief after 36 years of volunteering with the Farmington Fire Department.
    — Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But while critics on the Israeli right railed against the deal, Netanyahu’s deputies worked behind the scenes to preserve it, according to correspondence obtained by TIME.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of deputy
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  • Moreno will be joined on the honoree roster by Guillermo Rodríguez, the beloved sidekick of Jimmy Kimmel on his long-running late-night show, who will receive an Alegría Award.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The family favorite is the Pumpkin Train, a 90-minute ride through farmland and wooded stretches where kids can wear costumes and enjoy antics from the Famous Pumpkin and his sidekicks.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of sidekick

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