: one that helps
especially
: a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor
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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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And for Grant that is the Enneagram [Type] Two, which is the helper.
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Evan Bouchard had three assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid two apiece, with McDavid’s two helpers giving him a league-best 11 in the postseason.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Evan Bouchard had three assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid two apiece, with McDavid’s two helpers giving him a league-best 11 in the postseason.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helper. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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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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