Helper

Definitions

1. A city in Carbon County, Utah, United States, which got its name from the practice of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad of attaching helper engines to trains there.
2. One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
3. That which helps; anything serving to assist.
4. A surname; variant of Halpern or Helfer.
5. A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
   Hong-Kong, Philippines, Singapore
6. A locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.
   US
7. A stimulating pill, especially amphetamine.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“While Adobe's Acrobat Reader, Macromedia's Flash⟳ player, and other common plug-ins suggest⟳ themselves the moment you encounter a site that requires them, other browser helpers are harder to find⟳.”

“He no longer liked food that had “helper” in the name⟳, such as Hamburger Helper and Tuna Helper. Patsy said he'd become⟳ uppity, and maybe, when it came to food, he had.”

“If a particular calculation is to be used a few times, it makes sense⟳ to put⟳ it in a helper cell so that it can be referred to by other formulas.”

“A device for the automatic control⟳ of crewless helper locomotives cut⟳ into the make-up of heavy freight trains has been perfected by the Louisville & Nashville RR in conjunction with the General Railway Signalling Co.”

“And I routinely took more “helpers” when I woke up in order⟳ to maintain⟳ the fast pace and, more importantly, to study⟳ for my final exams.”

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