HOW TO PRONOUNCE
helper
/ˈhɛlpɚ/
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What does helper mean?
noun
- One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
- That which helps; anything serving to assist.
- A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
More meanings (4)
noun
- A locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.
- (slang) A stimulating pill, especially amphetamine.
proper noun
- 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.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhɛlpɚ/
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Even with a helper wouldn't you probably scorch the mutton or else burn yourself to death with the hot grease?
In a minute or two the workmen, Mrs. MacEvoy, and her helper came out, and the door was shut behind them.
More book examples (3)
“Sir,” I said, “you could have no better claim on me than that you were a friend and helper of Lucy Westenra.”
The stronger accepts the position of protector, and thereby secures a trusty helper, always with the thought of one stronger than himself.
A lad who acted as a helper in the house which I occupied lost a brother and a sister within a few hours.