: 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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Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2025
The Toyota group typically drafts well together and now the manufacturer has two more helpers in Truex and Jimmie Johnson, both of whom qualified on speed Wednesday night.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Ultimately, Smith says, AI helpers could guide farmers in giving pigs not only a stress-free life, but a happy one.
—science.org, 13 Feb. 2025
Specifically, Baker Street Four follows three of Holmes’ helpers and is an inside look at some of the group known in the Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories as the Baker Street Irregulars.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helper. Accessed 2 Mar. 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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