help vs cat's-paw

cat's-paw vs help

help and cat's-paw both are nouns.

help is a verb but cat's-paw is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
help	Yes	No	Yes	No
cat's-paw	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cat's-paw is a hyponym of help; that is, cat's-paw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than help:

help: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
cat's-paw: a person used by another to gain an end

Other hyponyms of help include coadjutor, accomplice, confederate, aide, auxiliary, attendant, attender, tender, bat boy, dental assistant, deputy, lieutenant, actor's assistant, dresser, event planner, facilitator, flower girl, girl Friday, enforcer, hatchet man, instrument, pawn, birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice, underboss, fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model, model, poser, paraprofessional, powder monkey, prompter, theater prompter, chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man, secretarial assistant, secretary, sidesman, foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, water boy, waterer, whipper-in, boy Friday.

help (noun)	cat's-paw (noun)
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do	a person used by another to gain an end
a means of serving
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

help (verb)	cat's-paw (verb)
improve the condition of
improve; change for the better
help to some food; help with food or drink
take or use
give help or assistance; be of service
contribute to the furtherance of
be of use
abstain from doing; always used with a negative

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