helper

Other forms of helper

plural

helpers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about helper

What does helper mean?

helper means "a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in helper?

helper has 2 syllables: hel-per. The stress falls on "hel". In IPA it is /ˈhɛlpɚ/.

What is another word for helper?

Close synonyms include assistant, help, supporter, benefactor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is helper a common word?

helper is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.