as in caretakers
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 caregivers
Fred Rogers Productions has launched the first-ever official Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube channel, bringing the iconic public television series to a new generation of kids, caregivers and longtime fans.
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Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Weidel says this can involve working with families to duplicate the kind of playful behavior and interactions which healthy caregivers and young children naturally engage in together.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026
Four of this year’s grants were reserved for artists who are caregivers to children, senior family members, or others in need.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
As always, suspicion falls immediately on the domestic help and caregivers.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Emma married Bruce in 2009, and has become an advocate for him and caregivers since the Pulp Fiction star was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
When prostate cancer progresses despite hormone therapy or other treatments, many caregivers immediately focus on what treatment comes next.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026
The following day, Seattle mayor Katie Wilson said 1,400 free tickets would be made available to local children and caregivers.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
Our caregivers will lead the fight to fend off these dangerous policies.
—Roxey Nelson, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Weidel says this can involve working with families to duplicate the kind of playful behavior and interactions which healthy caregivers and young children naturally engage in together.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026
Four of this year’s grants were reserved for artists who are caregivers to children, senior family members, or others in need.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
As always, suspicion falls immediately on the domestic help and caregivers.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Emma married Bruce in 2009, and has become an advocate for him and caregivers since the Pulp Fiction star was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
When prostate cancer progresses despite hormone therapy or other treatments, many caregivers immediately focus on what treatment comes next.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026
The following day, Seattle mayor Katie Wilson said 1,400 free tickets would be made available to local children and caregivers.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
Our caregivers will lead the fight to fend off these dangerous policies.
—Roxey Nelson, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caregivers
Noun
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For this reason, healthcare providers and family members or other caretakers are the most likely to contract it.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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This knowledge could help Ötzi’s caretakers keep the body well preserved into the future and enable other researchers to do the same for other frozen biological discoveries.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Male guardians of this ideological camp circulated defamatory letters from prison, denouncing me for unveiling and rebelling against mandatory veiling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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The boy found in David’s home was Martin Bischoff, a Swiss child taken years earlier from a murder scene in Geneva after the deaths of his guardians.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
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“Caregivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caregivers. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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