helper

help

H0137900 (hĕlp)v. helped, help·ing, helps v.tr.1. a. To give assistance to (someone); make it easier for (someone) to do something; aid: She helped me with my project. I helped her find her book.b. To give material or financial aid to: help the homeless.c. To wait on, as in a store or restaurant: Please help the customer in aisle 20.2. a. To contribute to the effectiveness or improvement of (something); improve or advance: tax breaks to help create jobs; new ways to help the environment; a remark that didn't help the situation.b. To ease the pain or discomfort of; relieve: medication to help your cold.3. To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot: couldn't help laughing.v.intr.1. To be of service; give assistance: I made a cake, and my friend helped.2. To be of use or provide relief: He has a bad back, and physical therapy hasn't helped.n.1. The action of helping; assistance: Do you need help with that package?2. One that helps: You've been a great help. A food processor is a help to the serious cook.3. a. Archaic A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.b. Such employees considered as a group. Often used with the.Idioms: help (oneself) to1. To serve or provide oneself with: Help yourself to the cookies.2. Informal To take (something) without asking permission: The thief even helped himself to the spare change in the jar. help (someone) off To assist (someone) in taking off a piece of clothing: Help me off with these boots. help (someone) on To assist in putting on a piece of clothing: Help your grandmother on with her coat.

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[Middle English helpen, from Old English helpan.]

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help′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	helper - 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"assistant, help, supportercoadjutor - an assistant to a bishopworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"accomplice, confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)auxiliary, aide - someone who acts as assistantattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of anotherbat boy - (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipmentdental assistant - an assistant to a dentistdeputy, lieutenant - an assistant with power to act when his superior is absentactor's assistant, dresser - a wardrobe assistant for an actorevent planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)facilitator - someone who makes progress easierflower girl - a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) processiongirl Friday - a female assistant who has a range of dutiesenforcer, hatchet man - one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superiorcat's-paw, pawn, instrument - a person used by another to gain an endbirthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice - an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classesunderboss - an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)fashion model, manakin, mannequin, mannikin, manikin, model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"poser, model - a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"paraprofessional - a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professionalpowder monkey - someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)prompter, theater prompter - someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speechchief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man - the most helpful assistantsecretarial assistant, secretary - an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organizationsidesman - (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the churchsubordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of anotherwater boy, waterer - an assistant who supplies drinking waterwhipper-in - huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds
	2.	helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)benefactorbenefactress - a woman benefactorbondswoman, bondsman - someone who signs a bond as surety for someone elsebestower, conferrer, donor, giver, presenter - person who makes a gift of propertydonor - (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)fairy godmother - a generous benefactorgood person - a person who is good to other peoplegood Samaritan - a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of troubledo-gooder, humanitarian, improver - someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reformsliberator - someone who releases people from captivity or bondageaccommodator, obliger - someone who performs a service or does a favorofferer, offeror - someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejectionsponsor, supporter, patron - someone who supports or champions somethingprovider - someone who provides the means for subsistencerescuer, savior, saviour, deliverer - a person who rescues you from harm or dangersparer - someone who refrains from injuring or destroyinguncle - a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"

helper

noun assistant, partner, ally, colleague, supporter, mate, deputy, second, subsidiary, aide, aider, attendant, collaborator, auxiliary, henchman, right-hand man, adjutant, helpmate, coadjutor, abettor Wheelchair users must be accompanied by a helper.

helper

noun1. A person who helps:abettor, aid, attendant, help, reliever, succorer.2. A person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities:adjutant, aide, assistant, auxiliary, coadjutant, coadjutor, deputy, lieutenant, second.

Translations

助手

help

(help) verb1. to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful. Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up. 幫助 帮助2. to play a part in something; to improve or advance. Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job. 促進 促进3. to make less bad. An aspirin will help your headache. 補救 补救4. to serve (a person) in a shop. Can I help you, sir? (店員)服務 （在商店）服务 5. (with can(not), ~could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something. He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains? 不得不，禁不住 无法避免，忍不住 noun1. the act of helping, or the result of this. Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you? 幫助，幫助的結果 帮助2. someone or something that is useful. You're a great help to me. 有用的人或物 有用3. a servant, farmworker etc. She has hired a new help. 幫手 帮手4. (usually with no) a way of preventing something. Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made – there's no help for it now. 阻止某事的方法 阻止某事的方法ˈhelper nounWe need several helpers for this job. 幫手 助手ˈhelpful adjectivea very helpful boy; You may find this book helpful. 有幫助的 有帮助的ˈhelpfully adverb 有幫助地 有帮助地ˈhelpfulness noun 有幫助 有帮助ˈhelping noun the amount of food one has on one's plate. a large helping of pudding. 一份(餐) （食物的）一份 ˈhelpless adjective needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself. A baby is almost completely helpless. 需要幫助的，無法自理的 无助的，无依靠的 ˈhelplessly adverb 無助地 无能为力地，无助地 ˈhelplessness noun 無助 无可奈何，无能为力 help oneself1. (with to) to give oneself or take (food etc). Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly – help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery. 自助，自己拿(菜等) 自用，自取所需（食物等） 2. (with cannot, ~could not) to be able to stop (oneself). I burst out laughing when he told me – I just couldn't help myself. 自制 抑制help out to help (a person), usually for a short time because the person is in some difficulty. I help out in the shop from time to time; Could you help me out by looking after the baby? (常指某人有困難暫時)幫忙 帮助解决难题，（常指某人有困难暂时）帮忙