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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HELP'ER, n. One that helps, aids or assists; an assistant; an auxiliary.
1. One that furnishes or administers a remedy.
Compassion--is oftentimes a helper of evils.
2. One that supplies with any thing wanted; with to.
A helper to a husband.
3. A supernumerary servant.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 13th century one that helps; especially a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(helpers) A helper is a person who helps another person or group with a job they are doing. = assistant N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Assistant, ally, auxiliary, coadjutor, aider, abettor, colleague, partner, helpmare, help-fellow.

Moby Thesaurus

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