CAREGIVER Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

caregiver

noun

ˈker-ˌgi-vər

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 And parents and caregivers may not be aware that these items are being misused in this way. —

Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 At the same time, a growing chorus of conservative policymakers and activists has begun to question whether the government should pay family caregivers at all, portraying the programs as wasteful and prone to fraud. —

Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 15 May 2026 At TheKey, that focus has translated into substantive organizational changes, including deeper investment in caregiver training and professional development. —

Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Parenting naturally casts one partner as the caregiver, but often that role expands beyond the kids to include managing the household and the needs of a spouse — both logistically and emotionally. —

Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for caregiver

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Noun

Rescuing utopian idyll from dystopian reality, Koreeda determines that humanity is too fragile to forfeit its defining qualities to a mechanical species; that our only viable function in an artificial tomorrow is as the eternal caretakers of memory and imagination.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Proctor was his primary caretaker while working full time as a nurse to make ends meet.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026