- social worker
- social work ► NOUN ▪ work carried out by trained personnel with the aim of alleviating the conditions of those people suffering from social deprivation.DERIVATIVES social worker noun.
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social worker — n. a person trained to perform the tasks of social work, esp. one with a college or university degree in social work * * * … Universalium
social worker — social ,worker noun count someone who is trained to give help and advice to people who have severe social problems ╾ social ,work noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
social worker — social workers N COUNT A social worker is a person whose job is to do social work … English dictionary
social worker — n. a person trained to perform the tasks of social work, esp. one with a college or university degree in social work … English World dictionary
social worker — social .worker n someone who is trained to help people who are poor, have family problems etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
social worker — noun someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) • Syn: ↑caseworker, ↑welfare worker • Hypernyms: ↑public servant • Hyponyms: ↑almoner, ↑medical social worker * * * … Useful english dictionary
social worker */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms social worker : singular social worker plural social workers someone who is trained to give help and advice to people who have severe social problems Derived word: social work noun uncountable … English dictionary
social worker — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ senior (BrE) ▪ approved (BrE), licensed (AmE), qualified (BrE), trained ▪ a licensed clinical social worker ▪ … Collocations dictionary
social worker — social work·er wər kər n a person engaged in social work * * * see social services … Medical dictionary
ˈsocial ˌworker — noun [C] someone who is trained to give help and advice to people who have severe social problems ˈsocial ˌwork noun [U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
