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helper

/ˈhelpə/HEL-pur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈhɛlpɚ/HEL-pur

Meaningone who helps

Common meaning: an assistant

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhelpan‘to help, aid, assist, succour’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhelpensource
  3. Englishhelp‘to make easier for someone’
  4. Englishformed in English from helphelper‘an assistant’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from help + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HELP, p.261 · scan

Source words

  • helpan Old English · source word “to help”

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