helper

noun

help·er ˈhel-pər

: one that helps

especially : a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor

Example Sentences

The carpenter measured the wall while one of his helpers brought in the tools. over the summer Chris worked as a carpenter's helper

Recent Examples on the Web Each night, those celebrating start by lighting the central candle, known as the Shamash or helper candle.

Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022 Perhaps Santa's helper swapped the sleigh for a hot air balloon ride as his mode of transportation.

Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 11 Nov. 2022 These traditional helper-vessels could also go people-free, some in the industry believe.

Chris Kornelis, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2022 In one instance, TikToker Cat Quinn enlisted a helper dressed in black to spray shaving cream on her for a MAC Cosmetics costume party.

Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2022 Natalie Jaresko, the former finance minister who is a friend and a great helper and servant to Ukraine, was one of the people who led that charge.

Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 27 Oct. 2022 In order to churn out proteins, ribosomes must work in conjunction with a suite of additional helper proteins.

Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 27 Oct. 2022 Andy Cohen had a special helper at BravoCon over the weekend — his baby daughter Lucy Eve!

Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2022 Chavela, like a bloody Mary, is also known as a hair-of-the-dog hangover helper—a smaller measure of alcohol that's sipped to ease the pain of overindulgence from the night before.

Miles Walls, Chron, 5 Oct. 2022 See More

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