helper

See also: Helper

English

Etymology

help +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlpɚ/

Noun

helper (plural helpers)

1. One who helps; an aide.
2. That which helps; anything serving to assist.
   • 2005, PC World (volume 23, page 158)

     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.

   • 2012, Jude Deveraux, The Mulberry Tree (page 84)

     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.

   • 2014, Neale Blackwood, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants (page 154)

     If 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.

3. (Singapore) A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
4. (rail transport, US) a locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.

Synonyms

• banker (locomotive)

Translations

one who helps

• Arabic: مُسَاعِد‎ (ar) m (musāʿid)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܥܕܘܪܐ‎ m (ʿāḏōrā), ܥܕܘܪܬܐ‎ f (ʿāḏōrtā), ܡܥܕܪܢܐ‎ m (məʿaddərānā), ܡܥܕܪܢܝܬܐ‎ f (məʿaddərānīṯā)

• Bashkir: ярҙамсы (yarðamsï)
• Bulgarian: помощник (bg) m (pomoštnik), помагач (bg) m (pomagač)
• Catalan: ajudant (ca) m, ajudador m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 幫手 (zh), 帮手 (zh) (bāngshǒu), 助手 (zh) (zhùshǒu)

• Czech: pomocník (cs) m
• Danish: hjælper (da) c
• Dutch: helper (nl) m, helpster (nl) f
• Finnish: auttaja (fi), avustaja (fi), apuri (fi), apulainen (fi)
• French: assistant (fr) m, assistante (fr) f
• Georgian: დამხმარე (damxmare), მშველელი (mšveleli)
• German: Helfer (de) m, Helferin (de) f
• Greek: βοηθός (el) c (voïthós)
• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
• Ido: helpanto (io), helpero (io), helpisto (io)
• Irish: cúntóir
• Italian: aiutante (it) m, assistente (it), supporto (it) m, apprendista (it)

• Japanese: 助手 (ja) (じょしゅ, joshu), 手伝い (ja) (てつだい, tetsudai), ヘルパー (ja) (herupā)
• Kurdish: alîkar‎ (ku) (alîkar)
• Ladino:

  Latin: ayudador m

• Latin: adiūtor (la) m, optiō m
• Low German:

  German Low German: Hölper m, Hölpersche f, Hölperin f

• Maori: uruora
• Ngazidja Comorian: mpveshezi class 1/2
• Pashto: مرستونی‎ m (mrastunay)
• Portuguese: ajudante (pt) m or f
• Russian: помо́щник (ru) m (pomóščnik), помо́щница (ru) f (pomóščnica), подру́чный (ru) m (podrúčnyj) (worker), ассисте́нт (ru) m (assistént), ассисте́нтка (ru) f (assisténtka)
• Spanish: ayudante (es) m or f, ayudador (es) m
• Swahili: msaidizi (sw)
• Swedish: medhjälpare (sv) c
• Telugu: సహాయకుడు (sahāyakuḍu)
• Thai: ผู้ช่วย (pûu-chûai)
• Turkish: yardımcı (tr)
• Volapük: (♂♀) yufan (vo), (♂) hiyufan, (♀) jiyufan (vo)

Anagrams

• Hepler

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English helper.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hel‧per

Noun

helper

1. a maid; a servant or cleaner
2. an aide

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch helpere. Equivalent to helpen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.pər/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: hel‧per

Noun

helper m (plural helpers, diminutive helpertje n)

1. One who helps, gives aid; deputy, assistant, aide, flunky

   Synonyms: assistent, hulp