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
At $5 million for two more seasons, a No. 3 defenseman who helps generate 5-on-5 offense and is a secondary helper on both special teams is a team-friendly pact.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Other skin helpers are the Clone and Heal tools, which do a very good job of removing blemishes.
—PC Magazine, 28 May 2025
Dominicans have immigrated to Puerto Rico for decades, becoming part of the fabric of society as construction workers, domestic helpers, cooks, lawyers, professors, teachers and police officers.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 2 June 2025
While clearly there’s the fear of human replacement and job loss, Cardenas sees humanoid robots as helper, not usurpers.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Other skin helpers are the Clone and Heal tools, which do a very good job of removing blemishes.
—PC Magazine, 28 May 2025
Dominicans have immigrated to Puerto Rico for decades, becoming part of the fabric of society as construction workers, domestic helpers, cooks, lawyers, professors, teachers and police officers.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 2 June 2025
While clearly there’s the fear of human replacement and job loss, Cardenas sees humanoid robots as helper, not usurpers.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helper
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Former Arsenal, Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole, Carsley’s assistant, made similar shouts and was hands-on throughout.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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My parents, players, assistant coaches, family and friends.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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Once the security check was complete, officials released the aide, whose identity is not publicly known.—
Mackenzie Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2025
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Husband's words crack nearly decade-old murder of missing nurse's aide Investigators said Edwards claimed to be an eyewitness who saw Aguilar walk away alive after a fight with Bravo in 2012.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
20 June 2025
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Nearly 400 Palestinians have been killed near aid centers since Israel lifted an 11-week total blockade on Gaza and allowed a trickle of aid to enter, according to the enclave’s health ministry.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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Suffer through an hour of testing before getting the hard sell on a pair of hearing aids.—
Christopher Null,
Wired News,
19 June 2025
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Born in Paris in 1879, Poiret started his career as an apprentice at fashion houses including Worth and Doucet, setting up his own in 1903.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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President Trump’s goal of 1M apprentices is a good start, but not nearly enough.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 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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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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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on May 26, 2024 deputies responded to the business on the 7100 block of Rancho Mission Drive in the city's suburb of Bellaire, where a couple was staying with their 4-month-old child Brooklyn Fancher.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Sherman became a technical reserve officer for the LAPD and a reserve deputy sheriff for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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The series starred Cumberbatch as titular master detective Sherlock Holmes and Freeman as his sidekick, Dr John Watson, and was based on the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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More big stories Newsom’s podcast sidekick: a single-use plastic water bottle.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helper. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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