social worker

Definitions

A person, usually employed by the state, that supports the welfare of individuals or groups, especially those that are socially disadvantaged.

Equivalents

Examples

“I had a visit⟳ from my social worker last⟳ week.”

“These are but a few instances of the benefits conferred by him as a social worker; but until these can be fully recorded, let⟳ us bear⟳ in mind⟳ as no small part of the debt we owe⟳ to the truly noble man[…]”

“Mr. J. W. Martin of London, England, will deliver⟳ a series of lectures in St. Louls this week. Mr. Martin is a member of the famous Fabian Society of London, and an educator and social worker of note⟳ in his own⟳ country.”

“Professor Virchow, as chairman of the commemoration committee, opened the proceedings in a speech in which he recalled the services which Herr Schulze had rendered Germany as a social worker and as a politician.”

“There canʼt have⟳ been many social workers at that troubled time who heard an expression of gratitude.”

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