help ‧ er /ˈhelpə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ help , ↑ helper , ↑ helpfulness ≠ ↑ unhelpfulness , ↑ helping , ↑ helplessness ; adverb : ↑ helpfully ≠ ↑ unhelpfully , ↑ helplessly ; adjective : ↑ helpful ≠ ↑ unhelpful , ↑ helpless ; verb : ↑ help ]
1 . someone who helps another person SYN assistant :
I was a classroom helper at the local primary school.
2 . American English someone who is employed to do some of the work in someone else’s home