helpmate

Example Sentences

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He started as a junior equity analyst, a helpmate, not expected to offer his own opinions.

From Literature

But when Styron had depression in the 1980s she was a stalwart helpmate in his recovery, and encouraged him to write “Darkness Visible,” the memoir that has become one of his best known works.

From New York Times

On the face of it, your partner doesn’t seem to have placed a high priority on being your stalwart helpmate.

From Washington Post

And Guenevere is now a strategic helpmate, periodically outthinking her husband.

From New York Times

“Emma Smith was far more than an appendage and helpmate to prominent men,” the authors wrote.

From New York Times