[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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
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