helpers
Those who assist
Helpers are people or things that assist with a task.
The word often suggests a subordinate role: a mother's helper assists with childcare, a kitchen helper does prep work.
In computing, helper functions or helper classes provide support for main operations.
Helper carries warmth when applied to eager children and slight condescension when applied to adults.
Supporting staff member
- assistantOne who aids another
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- internSupervised workplace learner
deputy · attendant · right-hand · servant · page · adjutant · employee · partner
Unpaid willing participant
- altruistSelfless benefactor of others
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- activistVigorous cause champion
mentor · counselor · advocate · steward · missionary · ambassador · facilitator · donor
Support spurring continued effort
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- backingAid or sponsorship
- boostUpward push or increase
advocacy · empathy · solace · validation · affirmation · consolation · morale · endorsement
Healthcare provider, bedside
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- therapistMental health practitioner
healer · midwife · orderly · doula · nanny · babysitter · eldercare
aide
Supporting staff member
- assistantOne who aids another
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
intern · deputy · attendant · right-hand · servant · page · adjutant · employee · partner · protégé
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
- altruistSelfless benefactor of others
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
activist · mentor · counselor · advocate · steward · missionary · ambassador · facilitator · donor · patron
encouragement
Support spurring continued effort
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- backingAid or sponsorship
boost · advocacy · empathy · solace · validation · affirmation · consolation · morale · endorsement · championing
nurse
Healthcare provider, bedside
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- doctorLicensed medical healer
therapist · healer · midwife · orderly · doula · nanny · babysitter · eldercare
housekeeper
Domestic cleaning professional
gardener · cleaner · nanny · handyman · chauffeur · groundskeeper · laundress · valet · majordomo · housemaid
utility
Functional worth or purpose
extension · add-on · macro · shortcut · template · wizard · prompt · tutorial · guide · manual
- contributorscontributors, collaborators, supporters, volunteers, assistants
- laborerslaborers, day laborer, day labourer, day laborers, manual worker
- Sunday schoolBible stories, Sunday school teachers, memory verses, lesson plans, Bible verse
- helpersnurse, volunteer, aide, assistant, caregiver
- School Helperstutors, mentors, aides, peer tutors, reading tutors
- SinterklaasSinterklaas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Netherlands, steamboat
helpersenemies
Hostile opposing parties
foes · adversaries · obstructors · hinderers · opponents
helpersleaders
Those with authority
bosses · masters · supervisors · commanders · directors
helpersdependents
People financially supported
beneficiaries · recipients · charges · wards · protégés
- helped outProvided assistance to another
- Santa's helperNorth Pole toy maker
- helped alongGiven support to advance
- cook's helper
- Hamburger HelperBoxed skillet meal mix
- domestic helperPaid home caretaker