: 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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As Hightower and other holiday helpers filed into classrooms with gifts in hand, students jumped out of their seats in surprise.
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Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
With two helpers beside her, Machado slipped through every control undetected, arriving at the coast just before midnight.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Matt Savoie, and David Tomasek also lit the lamp, and Connor McDavid recorded a pair of helpers.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Parents on Saturday drove up, helpers placed the child's gift in the trunk of their cars and families were then on their merry way.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
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Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
With two helpers beside her, Machado slipped through every control undetected, arriving at the coast just before midnight.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Matt Savoie, and David Tomasek also lit the lamp, and Connor McDavid recorded a pair of helpers.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Parents on Saturday drove up, helpers placed the child's gift in the trunk of their cars and families were then on their merry way.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 7 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 18 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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