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social worker

DEFINITIONS OF: social worker

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n someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)

Synonyms:
caseworker, welfare worker
Types:
almoner, medical social worker
an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
Type of:
public servant
someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
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