caseworker
Americannoun
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a person who does casework.
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an investigator, especially of a social agency, who aids disadvantaged individuals or families chiefly by analysis of their problems and through personal counseling.
Etymology
Origin of caseworker
Example Sentences
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Before, she had been able to call a caseworker assigned to her who could answer questions.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
The websites appear to have been created for the purpose of publicising the alleged threats to the asylum applicants and many were set up by a caseworker at an east London law firm.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
If a mom decides she doesn’t feel like feeding her child, she simply hands the baby off to a caseworker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“I can’t believe I’m getting out,” she told a caseworker over the phone, scanning her clothes hangers, handbags, space heater, and flower pots.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
Apparently, a new Florida caseworker, Lena Jamison, had just taken over Dennis Benson’s job.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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