helpmates

noun

plural of helpmate
1
as in assistants
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 wives
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 Synonyms for helpmates
  1. assistants
  2. wives
  3. aides
  4. apprentices
  5. aids
  6. deputies
  7. sidekicks
Noun
  • Achord meets with his two assistants, 36-year-old Corey Harkey, who played for the Rams from 2012-2016, and Jeff Koonz, who was a Packers defensive assistant last season and the West Virginia special teams coordinator before that.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The report said only 14 percent expect greater use of AI shopping assistants to be the biggest behavioral change this season, and most are still concentrating their attention on shipping costs, discounts and operational execution.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • Perhaps the most remarkable part was that, in this postwar time when few women, let alone the wives of fellow artists, were given much due, Claude Lalanne was a sculptor in her own right.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Taking up to four wives is legal in Senegal, though the practice is a common source of tension discussed on the women’s program.
    — Adrien Marotte, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of wives
Noun
  • And Democratic aides in Washington are preparing members of Congress to push back in the court of public opinion against any baseless claims of voter fraud in competitive districts.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Trump aides are engaging and even hitting back on the staff stories, including a subtweet from Dan Scavino that made the rounds among DC Republicans.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of aides
Noun
  • His opportunity came through the new DC Tech Hub, where Accenture welcomed a cohort of 50 cybersecurity apprentices.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
  • With the money, the museum is able to sustain, among other things, an internship program for teaching apprentices and a speaker series.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of apprentices
Noun
  • Electronic rider aids include Bosch cornering ABS, 3-stage traction control, five riding modes, a 6-axis IMU, a bi-directional quickshifter, cruise control, and TPMS.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Google's Gemini now enhances Classroom with personalized study aids and offers copyable notebooks.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of aids
Noun
  • Officers and deputies reached the scene in roughly 10 minutes and at that point heard gunfire from the back of the residence, the police department said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In 2019, deputies arrived at a Denver-area STEM school while shooting was still going on inside, the local sheriff said at the time.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • After revealing the start of production on a new Descendants film featuring the children of some of Disney’s most beloved sidekicks, Disney Channel has added some additional cast members to the upcoming project.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The critical brain is still zonked, and along with it, its pesky sidekicks, self-doubt and anxiety.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of sidekicks
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“Helpmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpmates. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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