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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Childhood Kennedy was born in 1936, to Anthony James Kennedy, a lawyer and lobbyist, and Gladys McLeod Kennedy, a teacher who also had worked as an aide at the Capitol.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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And unlike home health aides, many healthcare jobs come with substantial paychecks.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The changes arrived as more ranching operations close around the country, though some cattle growers say the president should also end aid to foreign beef producers.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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A lot of the new arrivals are already badly malnourished, as aid provision has largely been cut off for their homes in northern Rakhine – where the military has been accused of using hunger as a weapon of war.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Related Articles The fashion coffee table book‘s 406 pages take readers on a journey, starting at the time when Louis Vuitton left his hometown of Jura, France and ventured to Paris, becoming a trunk maker’s apprentice.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Fire Cadet program, which is offered through the City of Milwaukee, is a two-year apprentice-style program for youth ages 17 to 19.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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