Helpmate

Noun

 * 1) A person who supplies help or companionship.
 * 2) A wife or spouse.
 * 3)  A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.

Synonyms

 * aide
 * helper
 * helpmeet
 * tutor

Adjectives for Helpmate
devoted; feeble; imperious.

Thesaurus
acolyte, adjutant, agent, aid, aide, aide-de-camp, aider, assistant, attendant, auxiliary, best man, better half, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjutress, coadjutrix, common-law wife, concubine, deputy, executive officer, feme, feme covert, goodwife, goody, help, helper, helpmeet, lady, lieutenant, married woman, matron, old lady, old woman, paranymph, paraprofessional, rib, second, servant, sideman, squaw, supporting actor, supporting instrumentalist, wedded wife, wife, woman

Etymology
Originally an eggcorn of helpmeet, but now standard English.