From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Helper \Help"er\, noun 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
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
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