helper
gb/hˈɛlpɚ/ us/hˈɛlpɚ/
A2
Engleză
~ 8800
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
A2
entity
1
person who gives assistance
A person who helps another person do something.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] is a helper for [someone] with [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say *"He is very helper"* instead of *"He is very helpful"*. "Helper" is a noun (a person), while "helpful" is an adjective. Learners also sometimes forget the article and say *"She is helper"* instead of *"She is a helper"*.
Sinonime
assistant (More formal and often suggests an official or paid role.)
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helper (Neutral, often for simple or informal help, especially by children or volunteers.)
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aide (Often used in professional, medical, or political contexts.)
Antonime
obstacle (Something that makes it harder to do a task, instead of making it easier like a helper does.)
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hindrance (Someone or something that slows progress rather than supporting it.)
Colocații
a good helper
|little helper
|classroom helper
|extra helper
|volunteer helper
|holiday helper
Teme
daily life
|work
|relationships
Exemple
- Her son loves being a little helper in the kitchen.
- We hired a helper to assist with the move this weekend.
- The teacher chose one student to be her helper and hand out the books.
- Volunteers acted as helpers for the elderly guests during the event.
- As a new helper on the team, he started with simple tasks.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- My daughter is a good helper when I cook.
- The teacher picked me to be her helper today.
- We need a helper to carry these boxes.
- He worked as a helper in his uncle’s shop.
- Two helpers cleaned the room after the party.
Substantiv
B1
entity
2
tool or device that helps
A thing, like a tool or device, that makes it easier to do a job.
Tipar de utilizare:
a helper for [doing something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the person meaning and say things like *"He is a kitchen helper"* when they mean a device, or *"I bought a helper"* without context, which sounds like a person. Add a clear noun before or after, such as *"kitchen helper tool"* or *"study helper app"* when needed.
Sinonime
aid (More formal; often used for medical or technical devices, like 'hearing aid'.)
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tool (More general; any implement used to carry out a task, not always marketed as a 'helper'.)
Antonime
hindrance (Something that makes a task more difficult instead of easier.)
Colocații
kitchen helper
|mobility helper
|walking helper
|cleaning helper
|gardening helper
|study helper
Teme
daily life
|technology
|daily_life
|work
Exemple
- This simple jar opener is a great kitchen helper for people with weak hands.
- The walking frame acts as a helper when she moves around the house.
- He bought a phone-stand helper so he could watch videos hands‑free.
- The app is designed as a study helper for vocabulary practice.
- They use a small plastic helper to lift the lids off paint cans.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- This tool is a good helper when you cook.
- The stick is a helper for my grandpa when he walks.
- I use this app as a helper to learn words.
- The chair is a helper so the child can reach the sink.
- She bought a small helper to open bottles.
Substantiv
technical
B2
entity
3
supporting software component
A small computer program or function that helps a bigger program do part of its work.
Tipar de utilizare:
a helper for [program or task]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think "helper" here always means a stand‑alone app, but it can also be a small part of a program, like a helper function or helper class. The word does not describe what it does, only that it supports another part.
Sinonime
utility (A general-purpose supporting program; not always tied to one main program like a helper often is.)
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module (A broader technical term for a part of a program; not necessarily small or secondary.)
Antonime
core application (The main program that is being helped or supported by the helper component.)
Colocații
helper app
|browser helper
|helper function
|helper class
|email helper
|download helper
Teme
technology
|computing
Exemple
- We wrote a small helper to handle all the date formatting.
- The browser loads a video helper to play this file type.
- This helper app runs in the background and syncs your files automatically.
- The data‑processing helper takes care of all the logging tasks.
- Developers often create helper functions to avoid repeating code.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The company made a helper app for their main website.
- Our programmer added a helper to send emails.
- This helper runs with the main program and does small jobs.
- We use a download helper to save videos.
- The helper function makes the code easier to read.
Substantiv
literary
C1
entity
4
divine or spiritual helper
A religious name for a spiritual power, especially in Christianity, that helps and guides people.
Tipar de utilizare:
the Helper for [believers or people]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that the capitalized form "the Helper" can be a specific religious title, not just a normal noun. In this use, it is usually written with a capital "H" and often refers to the Holy Spirit in Christian texts.
Sinonime
comforter (A traditional Christian term for a divine helper who gives comfort and strength.)
Antonime
adversary (In religious language, a being who opposes or harms believers, instead of helping them.)
Colocații
the Helper
|our Helper
|send the Helper
|faithful Helper
|ever‑present Helper
Teme
religion
|spirituality
Exemple
- In this passage, Jesus promises that the Helper will come to guide his followers.
- They prayed, trusting that the Helper would give them strength in their grief.
- Some translations of the Bible use the term "the Helper" for the Holy Spirit.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- In this church, people call the Holy Spirit the Helper.
- Believers ask the Helper to give them courage.
- The pastor said the Helper is always with them.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
helper
IPA
GB/hˈɛlpɚ/
US/hˈɛlpɚ/
Silabe și accent
help - er (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (help)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: helper
- Plural: helper, helpers
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
classroom helper
1/klˈæsɹˌum hˈɛlpɚ/
fixed phrase
person helping in a classroom
A person, often a student or volunteer, who helps the teacher with work in the classroom.
Exemple
- The classroom helper collected the pencils after the test.
- Parents can sign up to be a classroom helper once a month.
- She volunteers as a classroom helper in her daughter’s school.
domestic helper
1/dəmˈɛstɪk hˈɛlpɚ/
fixed phrase
person employed for housework
A person who works in someone’s home doing cleaning, cooking, and sometimes taking care of children or elderly people.
Exemple
- They employ a full‑time domestic helper to manage the house.
- Many families in the city hire a domestic helper to look after the children.
- The rights of live‑in domestic helpers are a serious social issue.
helper verb
1/hˈɛlpɚ vˈɚb/
fixed phrase
technical
auxiliary verb in grammar
A verb like "be", "have", or "do" that goes with another verb to show time, questions, or other grammar meanings.
Exemple
- In the sentence "She is running", the word "is" is a helper verb.
- English learners often forget to use a helper verb in questions.
- The teacher used charts to explain how helper verbs work.
kitchen helper
1/kˈɪt͡ʃən hˈɛlpɚ/
fixed phrase
tool that makes kitchen work easier
A tool or small machine that helps you do jobs in the kitchen more easily.
Exemple
- This cutting board with holes is a clever kitchen helper for draining vegetables.
- The new blender has become my favorite kitchen helper.
- They sell many plastic kitchen helpers on that TV show.
little helper
1/lˈɪtəl hˈɛlpɚ/
fixed phrase
child who helps an adult
A friendly way to call a child who is helping an adult with small jobs.
Exemple
- Come here, my little helper, and stir the soup.
- Her little helper carried the shopping bags into the house.
- He loves being Daddy’s little helper when fixing things.
mother's helper
1/mˈʌðɚz hˈɛlpɚ/
fixed phrase
young helper for childcare and housework
A child or teenager who helps a mother (or parent) with children and housework, usually in the family’s home and often for a small payment.
Exemple
- They hired a neighborhood girl as a mother’s helper during the summer.
- As a mother’s helper, she plays with the kids while the parents do other tasks.
- Being a mother’s helper is a common first job for teenagers.
Mother's little helper
1/mˈʌðɚz lˈɪtəl hˈɛlpɚ/
idiom
informal
slang for a calming pill
An informal, often humorous or critical way to talk about a pill, such as a tranquilizer, that a person takes to feel calmer and deal with stress.
Exemple
- The song jokes about mothers relying on 'Mother’s little helper' to get through the day.
- He called his anxiety medication 'Mother’s little helper' and laughed.
- Some critics say people are turning to a modern 'Mother’s little helper' instead of finding real solutions.
teacher's helper
1/tˈit͡ʃɚz hˈɛlpɚ/
fixed phrase
student who helps a teacher
A child or student who helps the teacher with small jobs in the classroom.
Exemple
- Each week the teacher chooses one student to be the teacher's helper.
- As the teacher's helper, she passed out worksheets to the class.
- My son was so proud to be the teacher's helper today.