: one that helps
especially
: a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor
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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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Soon a team of more than a dozen helpers came together to build the interactive map, vet contributions and address latency issues.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Highlight the helpers and the power of connection and compassion.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 22 Jan. 2025
With rich context, AI agents will move from being simple helpers to functioning like extensions of ourselves.
—Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Spirit helpers intervene to make things right again in this arctic fairy tale set in an Inuit community.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Highlight the helpers and the power of connection and compassion.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 22 Jan. 2025
With rich context, AI agents will move from being simple helpers to functioning like extensions of ourselves.
—Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Spirit helpers intervene to make things right again in this arctic fairy tale set in an Inuit community.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helper. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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