ADJ
voluntary, volunteer | willing
QUANT
band
A small band of helpers showed up early to set up the community event.
noun
One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
That which helps; anything serving to assist.
While Adobe's Acrobat Reader, Macromedia's Flash player, and other common plug-ins suggest themselves the moment you encounter a site that requires them, other browser helpers are harder to find.
He no longer liked food that had “helper” in the name, such as Hamburger Helper and Tuna Helper. Patsy said he'd become uppity, and maybe, when it came to food, he had.
A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
A locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.
A device for the automatic control of crewless helper locomotives cut into the make-up of heavy freight trains has been perfected by the Louisville & Nashville RR in conjunction with the General Railway Signalling Co.
A stimulating pill, especially amphetamine.
And I routinely took more “helpers” when I woke up in order to maintain the fast pace and, more importantly, to study for my final exams.
name
A city in Carbon County, Utah, United States, which got its name from the practice of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad of attaching helper engines to trains there.
A surname; variant of Halpern or Helfer.
noun — a person who helps people or institutions (especially with f
A plunger, consisting of a large suction cup attached to a stick and used to remove blockages from toilets, sinks, or drains.
This plumber's helper was in the corner, one of these big, industrial-strength jobs for blowing out major toilet blockage.
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WiktionaryHe no longer liked food that had “helper” in the name, such as Hamburger Helper and Tuna Helper. Patsy said he'd become uppity, and maybe, when it came to food, he had.
WiktionaryIf a particular calculation is to be used a few times, it makes sense to put it in a helper cell so that it can be referred to by other formulas.
WiktionaryFor four years, he cut the grass at the original price, but I noticed that toward the end of that year, he had a helper with him quite often.
Tatoeba · #72572I want to hire a helper.
Tatoeba · #3388109Now that they have a baby, the Tanakas had to hire a part-time helper.
Tatoeba · #6388957i Register
In some senses, helper is marked as slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.