- hired help
- nounemployee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively)• Hypernyms: ↑employee• Hyponyms: ↑kitchen help
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help — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. servant[s], staff, employees; aid, assistance, succor; relief, remedy. v. assist, serve, befriend; relieve, ameliorate, better. See aid, auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Assistance] Syn. advice,… … English dictionary for students
help — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English helpan; akin to Old High German helfan to help, and perhaps to Lithuanian šelpti Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to give assistance or support to < help a child with homework > 2. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
help — 1. verb 1) can you help me please? Syn: assist, aid, lend a (helping) hand to, give assistance to, come to the aid of; be of service to, be of use to; do someone a favor, do someone a service, do someone a good turn, bail someone out, come to… … Thesaurus of popular words
help — Synonyms and related words: Samaritan, abet, acolyte, adjutant, administer to, advance, advantage, advise, agent, aid, aide, aide de camp, aider, alimony, alleviate, allotment, allowance, alterative, ameliorate, amend, analeptic, ancilla, annuity … Moby Thesaurus
help — 1. mainly American a domestic servant In standard use, any employee and a shortened form of hired help. In the home it implies voluntary assistance rather than servitude: I don t want my help to know or guess. (F. Harris, 1925 about her … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Hired! — Hired redirects here. For the term when entering employment see Recruitment Hired! is a 1940 short film that was made by the Jam Handy production house for Chevrolet as a training film for sales managers. It was shown in two parts during Mystery… … Wikipedia
help — [help] vt. [ME helpen < OE helpan, akin to Ger helfen < IE base * k̑elb , *k̑elp , to help > early Lith sělbinos, to aid] 1. to make things easier or better for (a person); aid; assist; specif., a) to give (one in need or trouble)… … English World dictionary
Help — Help, n. [AS. help; akin to D. hulp, G. h[ u]lfe, hilfe, Icel. hj[=a]lp, Sw. hjelp, Dan. hielp. See {Help}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
help — [help] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES people that organizations employ, especially for a short time ; = temp Bre: • To meet increased demand, companies have hired temporary help. * * * help UK US /help/ noun [U] WORKPLACE ► … Financial and business terms
hired hand — n someone who is employed to help on a farm … Dictionary of contemporary English
