: one that helps
especially
: a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor
Examples of helper in a Sentence
The carpenter measured the wall while one of his helpers brought in the tools.
over the summer Chris worked as a carpenter's helper
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The Christkind is depicted as a blond angelic figure in a white gown and is accompanied by a helper who doles out punishment to naughty children.
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Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Ten migrants who worked as domestic helpers at the housing complex, including nine from Indonesia and one from the Philippines, as well as one firefighter, were among those killed in the fire.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
But there was no help the helper.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Among the mourners were families, elderly people and foreign domestic helpers, many of whom left notes attached to columns of the pavilion in a nearby park.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
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Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Ten migrants who worked as domestic helpers at the housing complex, including nine from Indonesia and one from the Philippines, as well as one firefighter, were among those killed in the fire.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
But there was no help the helper.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Among the mourners were families, elderly people and foreign domestic helpers, many of whom left notes attached to columns of the pavilion in a nearby park.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for helper
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helper. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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helper
noun
help·er
ˈhel-pər 
: one that helps
especially
: a person who helps a more skilled person
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