: one that helps
especially
: a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor
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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Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 4 Jan. 2026
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That shift toward a helper identity matters.
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Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 4 Jan. 2026
The camera then cuts to shots — filmed by Jelly — of the couple’s pet cows, Crunch and S’more, escaping their corrals and running around as helpers try to get them back inside.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2025
That shift toward a helper identity matters.
—Jennifer Breheny Wallace, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
As a result, the system does not split pure water and needs methanol as a sacrificial helper.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for helper
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helper. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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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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