caseworker

noun

case·​work·​er ˈkās-ˌwər-kər 

: a worker (as in a social welfare agency) who investigates, diagnoses, and often assists in individual cases (as of persons or families in need of financial or psychiatric aid)

Word History

Etymology

case entry 1 + worker

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for caseworker

• coworker
• farmworker
• woodworker
• worker