settlement worker
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Upon his graduation in 1905, he took a job as a settlement worker in the New York slums.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jane Addams, grey-haired Chicago settlement worker, walking across the dining room of Hull House, slipped, fell, broke her wrist.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Harry Hopkins is no typical settlement worker.
From Time Magazine Archive
A librarian or a settlement worker who sees only children from non-English speaking homes is in danger of forgetting that there are others who can use books in unsimplified form.
From Library Work with Children by Hazeltine, Alice Isabel
Milly noticed that Hazel Fredericks and the settlement worker kept their heads lowered disapprovingly.
From One Woman's Life by Herrick, Robert
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