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One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish. Thou art the helper of the fatherless. Ps. x. 14. Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. Dr. H. More.

An adjunct; a helper. [Obs.]

Help; support; also, a helper. [Obs.] Waterhouse.

A helper; an assistant.

A helper or assistant. [Archaic] Drayton.

A female helper or assistant. [R.]

tion to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist. You speedy helpers . . . Appear and aid me in this enterprise. Shak.

Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally. Buckle.

An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. [Obs.] Wat Tyler [was] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his assistance, . . . John Cavendish. Fuller.

One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help. Four assistants who his labor share. Pope. Rhymes merely as assistants to memory. Mrs. Chapone.

An assistant; a helper.

A helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise.

r; -- said of a stag. -- To beat up for recruits, to go diligently about in order to get helpers or participators in an enterprise.

A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.

A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.

A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife. In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked together in order to turn up the land. Pennant. A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable helpmate for a parson. Macaulay.

One who hurts or does harm. I shall not be a hurter, if no helper. Beau. & Fl.

A female patron or helper. Spenser. Night, best patroness of grief. Milton.

g; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory. Milman. To pray in aid. (Law) (a) To call in as a helper one who has an interest in the cause. Bacon. (b) A phrase often used to signify claiming the benefit of an argument. See under Aid. Mozley & W.

abors or exerts himself for the benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate helper. "A yearly hired servant." Lev. xxv. 53. Men in office have begun to think themselves mere agents and servants of the appointing power, and not agents of the government or the country. D. Webster.