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plural helpmates
A person who supplies help or companionship. examples
A wife or spouse. quotations examples
The host himself was one of those very quiet men whom we usually see linked to the most active helpmates.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), page 191
(chess) A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal. examples