Helper

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Helper \Help"er\, n.
     One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves;
     as, a lay helper in a parish.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Thou art the helper of the fatherless.   --Ps. x. 14.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. --Dr. H.
                                                    More.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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 (especially with
          financial help) [syn: {benefactor}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "helper":
     Samaritan, acolyte, adjutant, agent, aid, aide, aide-de-camp,
     aider, ancilla, assistant, assister, associate, attendant,
     auxiliary, backer, befriender, benefactor, benefactress, benefiter,
     best man, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjutress, coadjutrix, deputy,
     employee, executive officer, follower, good Samaritan, good person,
     help, helping hand, helpmate, helpmeet, inferior, jack-at-a-pinch,
     junior, laborer, lieutenant, ministering angel, ministrant,
     paranymph, paraprofessional, patron, right-hand man, second,
     secondary, servant, sideman, striker, subordinate, succorer,
     supporting actor, supporting instrumentalist, underling,
     understrapper, worker
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Helper, UT (city, FIPS 34530)
    Location: 39.68968 N, 110.85910 W
    Population (1990): 2148 (1044 housing units)
    Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 84526

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Helper, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
     Population (2000):    2025
     Housing Units (2000): 925
     Land area (2000):     1.787778 sq. miles (4.630323 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.787778 sq. miles (4.630323 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            34530
     Located within:       Utah (UT), FIPS 49
     Location:             39.688486 N, 110.857612 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     84526
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Helper, UT
      Helper