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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose;
- Example: "my invaluable assistant"
- Example: "they hired additional help to finish the work"
[syn: assistant, helper, help, supporter]

2. a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help);
[syn: benefactor, helper]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Helper \Help"er\, n.
   One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves;
   as, a lay helper in a parish.
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         Thou art the helper of the fatherless.   --Ps. x. 14.
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         Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. --Dr. H.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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, helper, help, supporter]
    2: a person who helps people or institutions (especially with
       financial help) [syn: benefactor, helper]