helpmate
English
editEtymology
editA folk-etymological alteration of helpmeet, by reanalysis as help + mate.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithelpmate (plural helpmates)
- A person who supplies help or companionship.
- A wife or spouse.
- Synonyms: helpmeet; see also Thesaurus:spouse
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 191:
- The host himself was one of those very quiet men whom we usually see linked to the most active helpmates.
- (chess) A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.
Translations
editperson who supplies help
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wife or spouse
problem in chess
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