Meaning

noun a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

noun a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

originFrom Middle English helpere, from Old English *helpere, from Proto-West Germanic *helpārī (“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”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0