"Helper" meaning in English

See Helper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Helper
  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. Categories (place): Cities in Utah, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Helper-en-name-ZUvtqxBz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. A surname; variant of Halpern or Helfer.
    Sense id: en-Helper-en-name--ZqpcA1d Categories (other): English surnames

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