Hypertext Webster Gateway: "helper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Helper \Help"er\, n.
One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves;
as, a lay helper in a parish.
Thou art the helper of the fatherless. --Ps. x. 14.
Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. --Dr. H.
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From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
helper
n 1: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or
furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable
assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the
work" [syn: {assistant}, {help}, {supporter}]
2: a person who helps people or institutions [syn: {benefactor}]
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