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keyworker

keyworker noun: a social worker who helps to coordinate a patient's care and their social welfare, finances, career, etc.

Noun

keyworker (plural keyworkers)

  1. (UK) A social worker who helps to coordinate a patient's care and their social welfare, finances, career, etc.
  2. (UK) A childcare worker who monitors a child's development and participation in activities and discusses these with the child's parents or carer.
  3. (UK) A worker in any industry who is considered indispensable and expected not to strike.

Forms of keyworker

pluralkeyworkers
alternative formkey worker

Origin of keyworker

From key + worker.

Questions about keyworker

What does keyworker mean?
Keyworker means a social worker who helps to coordinate a patient's care and their social welfare, finances, career, etc.
What part of speech is keyworker?
Keyworker is a noun.
What is the plural of keyworker?
The plural of keyworker is keyworkers.

Words near keyworker in the dictionary

  1. keyworded
  2. keywording
  3. keywordless
  4. keywords
  5. keywork
  6. keyworker
  7. keyworkers
  8. Keyworth
  9. Keyworths
  10. Kez
  11. Kezar Falls

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