care worker

noun

British
: a person whose job is to give care to people who are ill, disabled, etc.

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Alvarez, a full-time in-home care worker, is one of its residents. — Jeffrey Kopp,kate Rogers, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026 Her parents, an engineer and a health-care worker, often took her to the Kennedy Center. — Bob Morris, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The mother, who worked as a cleaner and child care worker, does not have a criminal record, the CDE said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 Home care worker Maria Jiménez circled the Hartford apartment complex for low-income seniors, looking for a place to park. — Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for care worker

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“Care worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20worker. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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