: 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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Easy to spot thanks to their crimson jackets, these helpers are on hand throughout the city to direct you to destinations like the Wall to Wall mural project, the Inland Waterways Museum, the National Quilt Museum, and Barrel & Bond (for sips of Kentucky bourbon).
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Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
Critics say that a reliance on female voices reinforces stereotypes of women as helpers, there to meet people’s every need.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 May 2024
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Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
Critics say that a reliance on female voices reinforces stereotypes of women as helpers, there to meet people’s every need.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 May 2024
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helper. Accessed 28 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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