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welfare worker

American  
[wel-fair wurk-er] / ˈwɛlˌfɛər ˈwɜrk ər /

noun

welfare workers plural
  1. a person who engages in welfare work.


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A state child welfare worker took them into custody.

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2023

In “Welfare,” for example, you see situations where the welfare worker is being a bit impatient.

From The New Yorker Oct. 29, 2018

The boy later repeated the story to a state child welfare worker.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2018

The company had its first full-time welfare worker in 1911 and the Boot family later developed one of the UK's first daylight factories.

From BBC May 24, 2017

She looked more like a Ralph Lauren model than a child welfare worker.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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