: 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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Apple delayed a high-profile upgrade to its Siri assistant that would have enabled it to provide more personalized answers and act across apps, bringing it up to speed with the agent-like capabilities that Google and OpenAI are pursuing with their digital helpers.
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
For several hours, helpers provided an additional set of hands to clean the front area of McNewton’s Community Outreach Center.
—Ramal Nasim, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Cleveland is also an active member of Green Hill's Special Olympics Unified Fitness club and has been a helper with the school's Unified Track and Field Athletes.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Detective Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-jun) and his helper in tracking the island, Choi Woo-seok (Jun Suk-ho), were also alive by the series’ end.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
For several hours, helpers provided an additional set of hands to clean the front area of McNewton’s Community Outreach Center.
—Ramal Nasim, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Cleveland is also an active member of Green Hill's Special Olympics Unified Fitness club and has been a helper with the school's Unified Track and Field Athletes.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Detective Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-jun) and his helper in tracking the island, Choi Woo-seok (Jun Suk-ho), were also alive by the series’ end.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 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 19 Aug. 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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