: one that helps
especially
: a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor
Examples of helper in a Sentence
The carpenter measured the wall while one of his helpers brought in the tools.
over the summer Chris worked as a carpenter's helper
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
Mother’s little helper The urge—the desperate, frantic, all-consuming urge—to get a child to fall sleep is familiar to many parents.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Detectives knew that Kruger’s helper had a troubled past.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
At the same time, junior forward Aidan Thompson tallied one and had a helper.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for helper
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helper. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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helper
noun
help·er
ˈhel-pər 
: one that helps
especially
: a person who helps a more skilled person
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