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helper
English
Etymology
From Middle English helpere, from Old English *helpere, from Proto-West Germanic *help?r? (“helper”), equivalent to help +? -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hälper (“helper”), West Frisian helper (“helper”), Dutch helper (“helper”), German Low German Helper (“helper”), German Helfer (“helper”), Danish hjælper (“helper”), Swedish hjälpare (“helper”), Icelandic hjálpar (“helper”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?h?lp?/
Noun
helper (plural helpers)
- One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
- That which helps; anything serving to assist.
- 2005, PC World (volume 23, page 158)
- 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.
- 2012, Jude Deveraux, The Mulberry Tree (page 84)
- 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.
- 2014, Neale Blackwood, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants (page 154)
- 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.
- 2005, PC World (volume 23, page 158)
- (Singapore) A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
- (rail transport, US) a locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.
Synonyms
- banker (locomotive)
Translations
Anagrams
- Hepler
Cebuano
Etymology
From English helper.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hel?per
Noun
helper
- a maid; a servant or cleaner
- an aide
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch helpere. Equivalent to helpen +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???l.p?r/
- Hyphenation: hel?per
Noun
helper m (plural helpers, diminutive helpertje n)
- One who helps, gives aid; deputy, assistant, aide, flunky
- Synonyms: assistent, hulp
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menial
English
Etymology
From Middle English meinial, from Anglo-Norman mesnal, from maisnee (“household”), from Vulgar Latin mansionata, from Latin mansi?nem, accusative singular of mansi? (“house”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: m?'n??l, IPA(key): /?mi?ni.?l/
Adjective
menial (comparative more menial, superlative most menial)
- Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
- Of or relating to unskilled work.
- Servile; low; mean.
- a menial wretch
Translations
Noun
menial (plural menials)
- A servant, especially a domestic servant.
- A person who has a subservient nature.
Related terms
- mansion
- maison, maisonette
- menage
Translations
Anagrams
- Elamin, Melian
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