helper
pronunciation
How to pronounce helper in British English:
UK [ˈhelpə(r)]
How to pronounce helper in American English:
US [ˈhelpər]
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- Noun:
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
Word Origin
- helper (n.)
- mid-14c., agent noun from help (v.). Helpestre "a female helper" is recorded from c. 1400. The Old English agent noun was helpend.
Synonym
conspirator abettor confederate contributor participator collaborator conniver co-operator accomplice accessory participant
friend partner crony consort sidekick ally co-aid confrere colleague yoke-fellow associate helpmeet copartner comrade helpmate companion co-worker
Example
- 1. The paginator helper does a great job of supporting ajax pagination .
- 2. Little susan was mother 's helper .
- 3. Rather than helping him to do things himself , it assigned a helper to follow him around and do everything for him .
- 4. Lastly , we linked the other pages to the edit task page using the html helper .
- 5. The only difference here is that the wlocker helper simply calls for the standard home screen .