as in caretaker
a person who has responsibility for the care of another
he could no longer keep up his role as caregiver for his sick wife
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Recent Examples of caregiver
So my biggest advice is to find a community in person or online of other caregivers to vent and to get help.
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Families that lose income due to job displacement face cascading hardships including housing and food insecurity, caregiver stress and reduced access to health care.
—Erin Hogeboom, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
These are decisions best made in conversations between clinicians, patients and caregivers.
—Carol Mathews, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Experts will also discuss clinical trials and strategies to help caregivers navigate the challenging disease.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Families that lose income due to job displacement face cascading hardships including housing and food insecurity, caregiver stress and reduced access to health care.
—Erin Hogeboom, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
These are decisions best made in conversations between clinicians, patients and caregivers.
—Carol Mathews, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Experts will also discuss clinical trials and strategies to help caregivers navigate the challenging disease.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caregiver
Noun
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But Posey is seeking a strong personality, not a dugout caretaker.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Three years ago, Lola was found brutally murdered in the trunk of a car outside the apartment building where her mother and father — Delphine and Johan Daviet — worked as caretakers.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Audience members must be at least 12 years old; anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to The Cut, on top of paying for the unit, Williams's estate is responsible for the guardianship lawyer fees, paying her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey’s fees and her lawyer fees, who is on retainer at $10,000 a month.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Your next movie night will be complete with this ’90s psychological thriller starring a vengeful nanny attempting to destroy a former boss’s life.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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Only Abi, the young nanny, can make the sickly girl smile.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Caregiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caregiver. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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