caregiver
noun
care·giv·er
ˈker-ˌgi-vər 
plural caregivers
: a person who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, or the chronically ill)
The care of a patient with Alzheimer's Disease or a related disorder can be a physical, emotional and financial drain on the family caregiver.—
Diane Duquette Ascioti
Diane Duquette AsciotiEach child was rated by at least one parent. Questionnaires completed by another significant caregiver (teacher or daycare provider) were available on 85% of the sample …—Alan E. Kazdin et al.
Alan E. Kazdin et al.You probably can imagine the difficulty a caregiver can have getting an immobile patient into a whirlpool.—Paul G. Donahue
Paul G. Donahue
caregiving
noun
… researchers have repeatedly documented the psychiatric and physical health effects of family caregiving.
—Richard Schulz et al.
Richard Schulz et al.
Many readers … had their own stories of being treated badly at work because of caregiving duties.
—Sue Shellenbarger
Sue Shellenbarger
One of the most significant ways you can help animals, educate yourself about the joys and heartbreaks of caregiving and earn untold psychic rewards is to volunteer at a shelter.
—Wendy Christensen
Wendy Christensen
Synonyms of caregiver
Examples of caregiver in a Sentence
When she got sick her husband became her primary caregiver.
he could no longer keep up his role as caregiver for his sick wife
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—Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Family and friends said Desirae was working inside a home as a caregiver when the Friday shooting occurred, per the Journal.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Thousands of caregivers have been arrested since the early 1980s based on the medical belief that young children hospitalized with three symptoms — brain swelling, bleeding in the brain and bleeding at the back of the eyes — must have been forcefully and deliberately shaken.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Even where programs do exist, many eligible seniors, caregivers and healthcare providers don’t know about them.
—Janice Grandi, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Family and friends said Desirae was working inside a home as a caregiver when the Friday shooting occurred, per the Journal.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Thousands of caregivers have been arrested since the early 1980s based on the medical belief that young children hospitalized with three symptoms — brain swelling, bleeding in the brain and bleeding at the back of the eyes — must have been forcefully and deliberately shaken.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Even where programs do exist, many eligible seniors, caregivers and healthcare providers don’t know about them.
—Janice Grandi, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for caregiver
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“Caregiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caregiver. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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