helpmate

noun

ˈhelp-ˌmāt How to pronounce helpmate (audio)
Definition of helpmatenext
1
as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person after several years as a photographer's helpmate, the young man decided to pursue his own ambitions in commercial photography

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2
as in wife
a female partner in a marriage the man and his helpmate of 50 years decided that it was high time they took a trip around the world together

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Recent Examples of helpmate Educators were among the first people to grapple with the implications of generative AI because the technology was such an obvious helpmate for college students. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025 Given Stevenson’s challenges, the presence of a helpmate became especially significant. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2025 Judge’s talent for observation has always served as a reminder of how overrated its helpmate, conclusion, is. — Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025 In this horrific thriller, Abraham (Lukas Hassel) is both host and determined helpmate to eternity. — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025 Artificial intelligence arrives Several Super Bowl ads make the case for AI as a helpmate. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpmate
  1. assistant
  2. wife
  3. aide
  4. aid
  5. apprentice
  6. adjutant
  7. deputy
  8. sidekick
Noun
  • At Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, assistant music professor Benjamin Guerrero is co-teaching a class next year with a computer scientist.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Gainesville quickly lured Grayson’s coach, Santavious Bryant, a former Gainesville assistant, as Niblett’s replacement.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • Democrats have seen a new opportunity in his northeast Ohio congressional seat as the Republican incumbent has faced mounting pressure over the domestic abuse allegations in a bitter and drawn-out custody battle with his ex wife.
    — Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • After shuttering some five decades later, the land was largely vacant until the former mayor of Seattle, Paul Schell, and his wife, Pam, built their dream hotel from the ground up.
    — Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of wife
Noun
  • The attention to detail extended even to Obama’s on-screen aide, played by his real-life Director of Oval Office Operations Brian Mosteller.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Dade’s maternal grandmother, Beverly Anderson, told WKBW-TV that her granddaughter worked as a health aide for elderly people and aspired to become a nurse.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of aide
Noun
  • The suit seeks financial compensation and wants Congress to divest US aid from the Israeli military units involved in the destruction.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Police escorted a man accused of killing Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Jane Ross and hiding her body in a suitcase to court on Wednesday after he was charged with murder and robbery.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of aid
Noun
  • Jagetz described tattooing as a profession that remains heavily male dominated, where apprentices are frequently expected to tolerate inappropriate behavior because obtaining a license often depends on the person training them.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Pennsylvania touts nearly 150 pre-apprenticeship programs serving 3,200 pre-apprentices.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of apprentice
Noun
  • But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.
    — Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of adjutant
Noun
  • Experts like Chen Gang, the deputy director and senior research fellow at NUS East Asian Institute, are positive that this momentum will lead to long-term gains for Chinese chipmakers.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Because of Micron’s corporate structure, the company needed to take the exemption two times, requiring it to pay on a maximum of $800 million in assessed value, according to Brad Smith, chief deputy at the Ada County Assessor’s Office.
    — Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • These hearty legumes are often seen with their favorite veggie-plate sidekick, turnip greens.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 25 July 2026
  • The cast is rounded out by Chloe Fineman, Patton Oswalt, Fortune Feimster, Chris Parnell, Ben Stiller and a scene-stealing Aaron Chen as Dusty’s trusty sidekick.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of sidekick

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