| 单词 | helper |
| 释义 | helper (once / 1173 pages) n WORD FAMILY helper: helpers+/help: helped, helper, helpful, helping, helpless, helps, self-help/helpful: helpfulest, helpfully, helpfulness, unhelpful/helping: helpings/helpless: helplesser, helplessest, helplessly, helplessness/unhelpful: unhelpfully, unhelpfulness USAGE EXAMPLESOnce the ducks were gathered, the flock flagman led and his helpers with white flags shooed ducks into line at the back and sides. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) The company also offered a Mother’s Day promotion: A six-pack of wine called “Mommy’s Little Helper.” Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) NOTES: Jets captain Blake Wheeler assisted on the late goals, extending his point streak to six games with three goals and four helpers. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper benefactor Andrew Carnegie United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919) Peter CooperUnited States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) Ezra CornellUnited States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874) Solomon GuggenheimUnited States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949) John HarvardAmerican philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638) Milton Snavely HersheyUnited States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945) Johns HopkinsUnited States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Andrew William MellonUnited States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937) Alfred Bernhard NobelSwedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) First Viscount NuffieldBritish industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) John Davison RockefellerUnited States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937) Commodore VanderbiltUnited States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) Elihu YaleEnglish philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721) benefactress a woman benefactor bondsman, bondswomansomeone who signs a bond as surety for someone else bestower, conferrer, donor, giver, presenterperson who makes a gift of property donor(medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host) fairy godmothera generous benefactor good Samaritana person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble do-gooder, humanitarian, improversomeone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms liberatorsomeone who releases people from captivity or bondage accommodator, obligersomeone who performs a service or does a favor offerer, offerorsomeone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection patron, sponsor, supportersomeone who supports or champions something providersomeone who provides the means for subsistence deliverer, rescuer, savior, savioura person who rescues you from harm or danger sparersomeone who refrains from injuring or destroying unclea source of help and advice and encouragement christ, messiahany expected deliverer abnegatorone who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something almsgivera person who gives alms angel, backerinvests in a theatrical production blood donorsomeone who gives blood to be used for transfusions emancipator, manumittersomeone who frees others from bondage godfathersomeone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild godparenta person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism guarantor, surety, warranter, warrantorone who provides a warrant or guarantee to another Indian giveran offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you organ donorsomeone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation patroness, patronnea woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron altruist, philanthropistsomeone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being settlor, trustor(law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee contributor, subscribersomeone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money subsidiser, subsidizersomeone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy tippera person who leaves a tip pillar of strength, tower of strengtha person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort good person a person who is good to other people 2n a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper assistant, help, supporter Damocles the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC) Comtesse Du Barrycourtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793) Sir Walter RaleighEnglish courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) Sir John SucklingEnglish poet and courtier (1609-1642) coadjutor an assistant to a bishop accomplice, confederatea person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) aide, auxiliarysomeone who acts as assistant attendant, attender, tendersomeone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another bat boy(baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment dental assistantan assistant to a dentist deputy, lieutenantan assistant with power to act when his superior is absent actor's assistant, dressera wardrobe assistant for an actor event plannersomeone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) facilitatorsomeone who makes progress easier flower girla young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession girl Fridaya female assistant who has a range of duties enforcer, hatchet manone whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior cat's-paw, instrument, pawna person used by another to gain an end birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitricean assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes underbossan assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate) fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, modela woman who wears clothes to display fashions model, posera person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor paraprofessionala trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional powder monkeysomeone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship) prompter, theater promptersomeone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand manthe most helpful assistant secretarial assistant, secretaryan assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization sidesman(Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underlingan assistant subject to the authority or control of another water boy, watereran assistant who supplies drinking water whipper-inhuntsman's assistant in managing the hounds companionone paid to accompany or assist or live with another artist's model, sittera person who poses for a painter or sculptor associatea person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise baggagemanan attendant who takes care of baggage batmanan orderly assigned to serve a British military officer bellboy, bellhop, bellmansomeone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels bottom doga person of low status bridesmaid, maid of honoran unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding caddie, golf caddiean attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player checkeran attendant who checks coats or baggage coga subordinate who performs an important but routine function courtieran attendant at the court of a sovereign cupbearerthe attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine decoy, steerera beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) dressmaker's modelsomeone who models dresses equerrya personal attendant of the British royal family escortan attendant who is employed to accompany someone esquire(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood executive secretarya secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities famulusa close attendant (as to a scholar) gilliea young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief groomsmana male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding lifeguard, lifesaveran attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents linkboy, linkman(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets loaderan attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game mana male subordinate matron of honora married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding nurse's aide, nursing aidesomeone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training hospital attendant, orderlya male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients orderlya soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer page, varletin medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood pagea youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings legal assistant, paralegala person with specialized training who assists lawyers paramedic, paramedicala person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment photographer's modela model who poses for photographers rackeran attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack receptionista secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors rockeran attendant who rocks a child in a cradle secondthe official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match second banana, second fiddlesomeone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role second-in-commandsomeone who relieves a commander servitorsomeone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else social secretarya personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments squireyoung nobleman attendant on a knight gallant, squirea man who attends or escorts a woman amanuensis, shorthand typist, stenographersomeone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) flight attendant, stewardan attendant on an airplane litter-bearer, stretcher-bearerone who helps carry a stretcher supermodela fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity trainbearerone who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion vicar-general(Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop vice-regenta regent's deputy arouser, rouser, wakersomeone who rouses others from sleep worker a person who works at a specific occupation |
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