social worker

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social worker

noun social workers

  1. A person, usually employed by the state, that supports the welfare of individuals or groups, especially those that are socially disadvantaged. I had a visit from my social worker last week.

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noun person whose profession is social work

Españolasistente social
한국어사회복지사 sahoebokjisa
日本語ソーシャルワーカー sōsharuwākā
中文社會福利工作者 /社会福利工作者 shèhuì fúlì gōngzuòzhě, 社會工作者 /社会工作者 shèhuì gōngzuòzhě, 社工 shègōng
Portuguêsassistente social
Françaistravailleur social, travailleuse sociale
DeutschSozialarbeiter, Sozialarbeiterin
Italianoassistente sociale, operatore social
Românăasistent social
Русскийсоциа́льный рабо́тник sociálʹnyj rabótnik, социа́льная рабо́тница sociálʹnaja rabótnica
العربيةأَخِصَّائِيّ اِجْتِمَاعِيّ ʔaḵiṣṣāʔiyy ijtimāʕiyy

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@misc{social_worker_2026,
  title = {social worker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/social%20worker},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}