helpers

noun

plural of helper
as in assistants
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 helpers Mel Melcon/ Getty Images General admission to the rink, including skate rental is $22, for a locker its $5 more, and skate helpers are $6. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026 Some use a circular motion; others like the zigzag approach (best to choose helpers that haven’t consumed wine at dinner). — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026 Three players had five assists with UCLA having 25 helpers on 31 baskets. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 The second-by-second choreography, with two female helpers directing judges and winners where to stand to the millimeter, added to the clockwork precision. — Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026 In Korea and Japan, for example, robots are viewed as reliable, time-saving helpers, not professional rivals or harbingers of doom. — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026 While the robotic space helpers of today might be cute little cubes, the success of the Astrobee program begs the question of how robots in space might continue to evolve. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026 There are plenty of simple and fun recipes perfect for little helpers. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 Oct. 2026 Eukaryotes have evolved protein helpers called heat shock proteins, which detect protein unfolding and help refold them. — Kristen Skruber, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpers
  1. assistants
  2. aides
  3. apprentices
  4. aids
  5. deputies
Noun
  • And with pitching coach Matt Blake on a new three-year deal, his assistants, Preston Claiborne and Desi Druschel, will return, too.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Those include testimony from former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Epstein’s former lawyer and accountant, and two of his former assistants.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • The New York Times reported last week that campaign aides to Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola orchestrated the candidacy of the second Dan Sullivan after a monthslong, statewide search to recruit someone with the same name.
    — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Stevens’s endorsement of Rogers has sent shock waves through Michigan’s Democratic Party, prompting her expulsion from the state party and the resignations of two senior aides.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of aides
Noun
  • In 2025, Google committed $10 million to the Electrical Training Alliance to help train more than 100,000 electricians and 30,000 new apprentices within five years.
    — Phillip Marangella, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In addition to its own team of more than a dozen chefs and apprentices, Home Chef has also featured menu collaborations with celebrity chefs, including Giada De Laurentiis, Rachael Ray and Gordon Ramsay.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of apprentices
Noun
  • Non-profit aids children in ICE custody An 8-year-old Haitian boy who lost Temporary Protected Status earlier this year was taken into federal custody after an immigration check-in, according to local advocates and school officials.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • But despite how life-changing mobility aids can be for the people who need them, they are also heavily stigmatized.
    — Nicole Clark, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of aids
Noun
  • The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that deputies and detectives responded to a shooting along Jetty Road in Moss Landing shortly after midnight.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Local law enforcement officers and sheriff’s deputies will also be available to respond to any issues that arise, the release said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of deputies

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“Helpers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpers. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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