as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
to make money over the summer, Chris worked as a carpenter's helper
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Recent Examples of helper
From storage helpers to laundry and cleaning aids, try one of these clever uses for old pillowcases.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Skip over the dish pileup with a groovy playlist and designate some helpers to wash and dry before dinner is even served.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
The woman emphasized that Emma wasn’t treated like a guest at the party but more like a helper who accompanied her mom to deliver the cake.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Konecny and Trevor Zegras are still looking for their first goals of the season, although Konecny has had some chances, including in the first minute of Saturday’s game, and Zegras has assists in four straight games, getting the primary helper on Tippett’s score.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Skip over the dish pileup with a groovy playlist and designate some helpers to wash and dry before dinner is even served.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
The woman emphasized that Emma wasn’t treated like a guest at the party but more like a helper who accompanied her mom to deliver the cake.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Konecny and Trevor Zegras are still looking for their first goals of the season, although Konecny has had some chances, including in the first minute of Saturday’s game, and Zegras has assists in four straight games, getting the primary helper on Tippett’s score.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helper
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Freshman Rashad McCants scored 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting for the Tar Heels, who were coached in the Preseason NIT semifinal by former Jayhawk assistant Matt Doherty.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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The assistant can handle more complex requests too.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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At one event, Loomer, with her hidden camera, filmed Huma Abedin, a longtime Clinton aide, talking about Clinton’s commitment to admitting refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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After Reagan’s assassination attempt, O’Neill was one of the first people to visit the wounded president in the hospital, according to former Reagan aide Max Friedersdorf.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Not only do these packing cubes from BAGSMART aid in organization, but the compression technology works wonders to cut down on bulk.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Good Samaritans called 911 and aid was given to Jaramillo before he was taken to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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And for design lovers, there’s Taliesin West, built by Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices in the 1930s (and expanded upon until the architect’s death in 1959).—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kardashian, who is the daughter of the prominent late attorney Robert Kardashian, began studying law in 2018 through California’s Law Office Study Program, which allows aspiring lawyers to apprentice under licensed attorneys instead of attending law school.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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The impact of the storm was worsened by clogged waterways in an already flood-prone area, and an apparent lack of understanding of early warnings, Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, deputy administrator for the Philippines Office of Civil Defense told local media.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Darbin Wofford, deputy director of health care for the centrist Democratic group Third Way, said even if there’s an agreement that reopens the government without a subsidy extension, Republicans already own the consequences.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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It was previously announced that the prior entertainer of the year winner will be this year’s sole host, after coming on in 2024 as a third host and sort of sidekick to longtime mainstays Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Richter’s road to fame began in 1993 when he became known as Conan O’Brien’s sidekick on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helper. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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