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1
a person who helps a more skilled person
- exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood
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- attendant,
- handmaiden
- (also handmaid),
- maid,
- maidservant,
- scullion,
- servant
2
a female partner in a marriage
- he and his helpmeet share a passion for rock climbing
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The first known use of helpmeet was in 1673
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