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
Become a helper One way to give kids some control is to put fear into action.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
The third includes a helper and then requires self-reflection.
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Camel milk was also seen to reduce the levels of helper T (Th) cells, specifically Th2 and Th17.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
Ella 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
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
The third includes a helper and then requires self-reflection.
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Camel milk was also seen to reduce the levels of helper T (Th) cells, specifically Th2 and Th17.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
Ella 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helper
Noun
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Paul Dean, a former acting assistant secretary of State who oversaw arms control and led the U.S. delegation to the New START implementation body, emphasized that the treaty’s enforcement measures also keep the world a safer place.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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How’s Nick Rolovich fitting in as Cal’s senior offensive assistant?—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Johnson and Trump’s aides began working the holdouts who were led by Representative Andy Harris of Maryland, the chair of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The president was accompanied by a small group of aides and Secret Service.—
Mary Bruce,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, in April, the Trump administration cut off food aid to Afghanistan.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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More than that, such skeptics ask, what other nation on earth is expected to provide humanitarian aid to its enemy during wartime?—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This makes the credentials apprentices gain through them portable and recognizable to employers across the country.—
Karen Herson,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Several apprentices went on to spectacular careers on their own.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Noun
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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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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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As the girl turned to walk away, the deputy then tried to grab her hair, Muir said.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ming spent nearly nine years with the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department, serving as a training officer and acting sergeant in addition to being a deputy.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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Lucchino had inherited Bochy after joining the Padres as the sidekick to incoming team owner John Moores.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Europe, the loyal sidekick, has long followed suit, with disastrous results.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
27 July 2025
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helper. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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