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
This lightweight cordless vacuum weighs under nine pounds, so even little helpers can maneuver it.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Arundhati Roy recalls the round-the-clock helpers who cared for Mary Roy in her final years.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
The strike lasted for two weeks, the military mail helpers were considered ineffective and the postal workers got their raise.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
That shift can make the difference between being valued as a helper and being recognized as a leader.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Arundhati Roy recalls the round-the-clock helpers who cared for Mary Roy in her final years.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
The strike lasted for two weeks, the military mail helpers were considered ineffective and the postal workers got their raise.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
That shift can make the difference between being valued as a helper and being recognized as a leader.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helper
Noun
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The Dia browser, a simpler option that allows people to chat with an AI assistant about multiple browser tabs at once, became available in beta in June.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Though the pair eventually found employment—Kornfeind as a trade compliance specialist and Raines as an administrative assistant at their alma mater—these accounts of the gauntlet facing recent college graduates are far from unique.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Positive steps toward a reconciliation seemed to take place over the summer, with Prince Harry's aides and one of the King's key staffers meeting for the first time in July.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Comer has questioned the former president’s use of the autopen for pardons and executive orders and whether his aides covered up his cognitive decline.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
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The sport is really just a pretext for a tale of cross-generational mutual aid that cares too much for its characters’ wider lives to take them too often to court.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Senior administration officials have told the Herald that the administration intends to continue supporting the Cuban people and allowing humanitarian aid to flow to the country.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, several apprentice dancers have been promoted, as have a few from CB2, Cincinnati Ballet’s second company.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Brown, who has been tattooing for 20 years, is now training apprentices in his shop.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 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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If the agency decides to pursue a full investigation, the release of any records related to the investigation will likely take three to six months, said Warren Flatau, deputy director of public affairs for the Federal Railroad Administration.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Luban Workshops, such as one in Egypt, got their start largely due to equipment exports, said Li Yunmei, deputy party secretary and president of the college.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gerri’s sidekick is her teacup Yorkie named Godiva.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mendocino County has long been synonymous with cannabis culture as a sidekick to its world-class wine scene.—
Kim Westerman,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helper. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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