assister
One who helps
One who assists or helps.
The word is rare in English, where assistant and helper dominate.
It appears occasionally in legal or formal contexts: The assister provided crucial support during the transition.
More common in French, where it means one who attends or is present at an event.
Supporting staff member
- helperOne who aids another
- supporterOne who backs another
- allySupportive partner
- companionOne who keeps company
sidekick · deputy · facilitator · partner · associate · collaborator · accomplice · coadjutor
One who gives aid
- donorOne who contributes freely
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- sponsorFunder of activities
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
humanitarian · contributor · grantor · almsgiver · rescuer · reliever · samaritan · subsidizer
aide
Supporting staff member
companion · sidekick · deputy · facilitator · partner · associate · collaborator · accomplice · coadjutor · adjutant
benefactor
One who gives aid
philanthropist · humanitarian · contributor · grantor · almsgiver · rescuer · reliever · samaritan · subsidizer · endower
bolster
Strengthen or buttress
shore · stabilize · uphold · undergird · brace · scaffold · anchor · mainstay · pillar · backbone
- teaching assistantAcademic support role
- personal assistantHired organizational helper
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
- lab assistantResearch support worker
- assistant managerSubordinate leadership position
- assistant principalSchool administrator beneath principal
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