Helpmate
['helpmeɪt] or ['hɛlp'met]
Definition
(n.) A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Wife, consort, partner, companion.
Typist: Susan
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A wife or bitter half.
Checker: Tanya
Examples
- It was better, if he could, to have his helpmate inside the house. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I felt that, as to fortune, in all probability he might do much better; and that as to a rational companion or useful helpmate, he could not do worse. Jane Austen. Emma.
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