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English
Etymology
A folk-etymological alteration of helpmeet, by reanalysis as help + mate.
Pronunciation
Noun
helpmate (plural helpmates)
- A person who supplies help or companionship.
- Synonyms: aide, helper, tutor
- A wife or spouse.
- Synonyms: helpmeet; see also Thesaurus:spouse
1834, L E L, chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. , volume II, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 191:The host himself was one of those very quiet men whom we usually see linked to the most active helpmates.
- (chess) A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.
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