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- [hel-per]
- /ˈhɛl pər/
- /ˈhel.pər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hel-per]
- /ˈhɛl pər/
Definitions of helper word
- noun helper a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc. 1
- noun helper an extra locomotive attached to a train at the front, middle, or rear, especially to provide extra power for climbing a steep grade. Compare doubleheader, pusher (def 5). 1
- noun helper A person who helps someone else. 1
- noun helper sb who helps 1
- noun helper assistant 1
- countable noun helper A helper is a person who helps another person or group with a job they are doing. 0
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Origin of helper
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at help, -er1
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Parts of speech for Helper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
helper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
helper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for helper
noun helper
- servant — a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
- collaborator — A collaborator is someone that you work with to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research.
- attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
Antonyms for helper
noun helper
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
- leader — a person or thing that leads.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
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