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
Our findings suggest a need to improve the work environment and provide caregivers with healthy coping strategies – especially urban Head Start staff.
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Charlotte Farewell, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
Like on Instagram, teens under 16 will need parent or caregiver permission to change any of those settings into less restrictive ones.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
His mother was still sick, and Mr. Sancho-Persad started working as her caregiver in the morning for $18.75 an hour, paid through Medicaid, while still driving his cab at night.
—Jonah Markowitz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
At 18 weeks old, Efe infants already spend 60% of their time being cared for by someone other than their mother; they are passed from one caregiver to the next more than eight times per hour.
—Amanda Ruggeri, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Farewell, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
Like on Instagram, teens under 16 will need parent or caregiver permission to change any of those settings into less restrictive ones.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
His mother was still sick, and Mr. Sancho-Persad started working as her caregiver in the morning for $18.75 an hour, paid through Medicaid, while still driving his cab at night.
—Jonah Markowitz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
At 18 weeks old, Efe infants already spend 60% of their time being cared for by someone other than their mother; they are passed from one caregiver to the next more than eight times per hour.
—Amanda Ruggeri, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for caregiver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caregiver
Noun
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Lune acts as the caretaker of the group, documenting their adventures in notes left for future expedition groups to stumble across.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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The outgoing German coalition government led by caretaker Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reportedly blocked the sale in response to the Turkish government’s arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in March, the German Handelsblattbusiness newspaper reported Thursday.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since the org partnered with Three Camel Lodge in 2020 to expand the breeding program, visitors to the camp can meet the stoic (but still quite cute and fluffy) guardian dogs.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word genie comes from the French génie, which was borrowed from Latin genius, meaning a guardian spirit or guiding influence.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Karimloo, who more often plays serious types, brings a nice bit of comic undertones to the Pirate King, and Monsoon is an absolute hoot as the needy, conniving pirate nanny.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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Imagine if Uncle Bob had a nanny cam embedded in that huge taxidermied leopard.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Caregiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caregiver. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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