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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

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–noun

1.	a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.

2.	an extra locomotive attached to a train at the front, middle, or rear, esp. to provide extra power for climbing a steep grade. Compare doubleheader, pusher (def. 5).

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME; see help, -er¹

]

—Synonyms 1. aid, assistant; supporter, backer, auxiliary, ally.

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help·er Audio Help (hěl'pər) Pronunciation Key
n. One that helps; an assistant. See Synonyms at assistant.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

helper
noun
1.	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: assistant]
2.	a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) [syn: benefactor]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈhelper noun

Example: We need several helpers for this job.

Arabic:	مُساعِد
Chinese (Simplified):	助手
Chinese (Traditional):	助手
Czech:	pomocník
Danish:	hjælper; medhjælper; assistent
Dutch:	hulp
Estonian:	abimees
Finnish:	auttaja, avustaja
French:	assistant, *-ante
German:	der, *die Helfer(in)
Greek:	βοηθός
Hungarian:	segítő
Icelandic:	aðstoðarmaður
Indonesian:	pembantu
Italian:	aiutante, assistente

Japanese:	助力者
Latvian:	palīgs; palīgstrādnieks
Lithuanian:	padėjėjas, pagalbininkas
Norwegian:	(med)hjelper, (med)arbeider, assistent
Polish:	pomocnik
Portuguese (Brazil):	auxiliar
Portuguese (Portugal):	ajudante
Romanian:	asistent
Russian:	помощник
Slovak:	pomocník
Slovenian:	pomočnik
Spanish:	ayudante, asistente
Swedish:	medhjälpare, hjälpreda, biträde
Turkish:	yardımcı, asistan, muavin

See also: helpful, helping, helpless, help, help oneself, help out, "helper" in any language

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Helper, UT (city, FIPS 34530) Location: 39.68968 N, 110.85910 W
Population (1990): 2148 (1044 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84526

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Helper

Help"er\, n. One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.

Thou art the helper of the fatherless. --Ps. x. 14.

Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. --Dr. H. More.

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