helper, noun
- Origin:
- EnglishShow more Special sense of general English helper one employed to assist in some kind of work.
housekeeper.
1976 M. Tholo in C. Hermer Diary of Maria Tholo (1980) 55Even for domestics it is worse to work for a black than a white madam in terms of kindness and time off. My neighbour is one example. She expects her helper to work seven days a week with no set time off and is always packing them off at a moment’s notice when she is not satisfied.
1990 Tribute Apr. 29People hired helpers for several reasons. Since both the wife and the husband had to toil to meet bond repayments, someone had to do the laundry and cooking...White housewives don’t trust their helpers...I’m not saying helpers are bad people...But any woman who has the nerve to bring a strange (and sometimes beautiful) woman into her house to clean, cook, wash and generally take care of the house is asking for trouble.
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