helpers

noun

plural of helper
as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person to make money over the summer, Chris worked as a carpenter's helper

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Recent Examples of helpers That’s when the first in a series of helpers rushed to his aid. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Here are some of the helpers who rose so fiercely to the grievous occasion. — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 Some say helpers can influence the process – others even suggest that his mother wrote the book. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 July 2026 Humans are the leaders, AI tools are the helpers—not the other way around. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 But even a genius, in the immortal words of Jim Collins, needs a thousand helpers. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 June 2026 The helpers were able to free Thompson from the truck as emergency responders arrived. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 That leaves us with smart solutions and savvy helpers that are specifically designed to minimize the heat, remove stuffiness, and provide soothing, cooling relief. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 Winner of the final stage over Montmartre in last year’s edition, one of Vingegaard’s key helpers, and fresh off the back of his dream win at Paris-Roubaix, his presence usually guarantees a spectacle, so he will be missed. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpers
  1. assistants
  2. aides
  3. apprentices
  4. aids
  5. deputies
Noun
  • Others newly added to the professional list include degrees for physical therapy, athletic training, speech-language pathology, physician associates and anesthesiologist assistants.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • The aides allegedly worked for the party instead of doing parliamentary tasks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Some aides were pushing him to run for president in 2016 instead.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of aides
Noun
  • Reducing the quantity of new trade workers forced to work as apprentices is the simplest answer to the ratio problem.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Guests will hear the shuffle of San Francisco outside the windows, phones ringing, and the lingering voices of apprentices or other clients.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
Definition of apprentices
Noun
  • However, because his hearing aids connected directly to the ringtone, the two ended up wandering around the house, using the changing volume to narrow down its location instead of listening for the phone itself.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Apple calls it the world’s first end to end hearing health experience built into consumer earbuds, part of a growing lineup of over the counter hearing aids now reshaping how people access treatment.
    — Allison Palmer July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Definition of aids
Noun
  • The woman had been missing since May 25, when deputies took a report of a missing person in the 900 block of Locust Road.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Restaurant staff told deputies that Tinucci had been driving the SUV earlier that day.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026
Definition of deputies

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