What does helper mean?

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helper

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. assistant, helper, help, supporternoun

    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"

  2. benefactor, helpernoun

    a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

Wiktionary

  1. helpernoun

    One who helps; an aide.

  2. helpernoun

    A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family, or in a market.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Helpernoun

    Etymology: from help.

    There was not any left, nor any helper for Israel. 2 Kings.

    We ought to receive such, that we might be fellow helpers to the truth. 3 Jo. viii.

    It is impossible for that man to despair who remembers that his helper is omnipotent. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

    Compassion, the mother of tears, is not always a mere idle spectator, but an helper oftentimes of evils. More.

    I live in the corner of a vast unfurnished house: my family consists of a steward, a groom, a helper in the stable, a footman, and an old maid. Jonathan Swift, to Pope.

    Heaven
    Hath brought me up to be your daughter’s dower,
    As it hath fated her to be my motive
    And helper to a husband. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

ChatGPT

  1. helper

    A helper is an individual, tool or resource that facilitates or aids in accomplishing a task or achieving a goal. The term may be applied to various contexts, such as human assistance, like in volunteering or caregiving, or technological assistance like software or devices.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Helpernoun

    one who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish

Wikidata

  1. Helper

    Helper is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States, about 120 miles southeast of Salt Lake City and 7 miles northwest of the city of Price. It is also known as the "Hub of Carbon County". The population was 2,201 at the 2010 census. The city lies along U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 191, a shortcut between Provo and Interstate 70, on the way from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction, Colorado. It is the location of The Western Mining and Railroad Museum, a tourist attraction that also contains household and commercial artifacts illustrating late 19th and early 20th century living conditions.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HELPER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Helper is ranked #82044 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Helper surname appeared 230 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Helper.

    68.2% or 157 total occurrences were White.
    14.3% or 33 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    12.1% or 28 total occurrences were Black.
    2.1% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of helper in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of helper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of helper in a Sentence

  1. Edmund Burke:

    He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist in our helper.

  2. Paulo Nascimento:

    Always the Chinese will be the master and the Angolan the helper, this is our country. We should be in charge.

  3. Nikolaos Alexandrou:

    If we don't use this, then what else? Every finding is another helper from the ancient Greeks.

  4. Erica Mauter:

    I was raised to understand that when you get in trouble, you call 911 and someone on the other end is going to help. Most of the time, unless it's fire, the helper is going to be a police officer, i've come to understand as I've lived more of my life that sometimes the right helper for the problem is not a police officer with a gun.

  5. Paulette Miller:

    I am a helper in any way I can be, at 70, I should be totally retired, but I don't see that happening. After my husband passed away in 2009, I started getting involved with this, and it helped me through a tough time. My friends, family, they all understand the commitment I've made. I'll wear the shirts, hoodies, and if anybody asks, I'm right there explaining what it's about.

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