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helper¹
- /ˈhɛlpɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English helpere, from Old English *helpere, from Proto-West Germanic *helpārī (“helper”), equivalent to help + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hälper (“helper”), West Frisian helper (“helper”), Dutch helper (“helper”), German Low German Helper (“helper”), German Helfer (“helper”), Danish hjælper (“helper”), Swedish hjälpare (“helper”), Icelandic hjálpar (“helper”).
noun helpers
- One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
- That which helps; anything serving to assist. 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.
- A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
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A locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.
A device for the automatic control of crewless helper locomotives cut into the make-up of heavy freight trains has been perfected by the Louisville & Nashville RR in conjunction with the General Railway Signalling Co.
Similar: banker
- A stimulating pill, especially amphetamine. And I routinely took more “helpers” when I woke up in order to maintain the fast pace and, more importantly, to study for my final exams.
Helper²
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.
Translations
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noun one who helps
| Español | ayudante, ayudador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조수 josu, 도우미 doumi |
| 日本語 | 助手 joshu, 手伝い tetsudai, ヘルパー herupā |
| 中文 | 幫手 /帮手 bāngshǒu, 助手 zhùshǒu, 副手 fùshǒu |
| हिन्दी | सहायक sahāyak |
| Kiswahili | msaidizi |
| Português | ajudante |
| Français | assistant, assistante, auxiliaire, aide |
| Deutsch | Helfer, Helferin |
| Italiano | aiutante, assistente, supporto, apprendista |
| Ελληνικά | βοηθός voïthós |
| Română | ajutor, ajutoare |
| Русский | помо́щник pomóščnik, помо́щница pomóščnica, ассисте́нт assistént, ассисте́нтка assisténtka, подру́чный podrúčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | phó thủ |
| العربية | مُسَاعِد musāʕid, مُسَاعِدَة musāʕida, مُعَاوِن muʕāwin, مُعَاوِنَة muʕāwina |
| עברית | עוֹזֵר ozér |
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