as in caregiver
a person who has responsibility for the care of another
a workshop for parents and other carers of autistic children
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Recent Examples of carer
In which time John had become her full time carer.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
These words, as such, have been put together during the time when the nurses and carers sought to make his final days as comfortable as possible.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Shay died at his home in Bretteville-L'Orgueilleuse in France's Normandy region, his longtime friend and carer Marie-Pascale Legrand said.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Court documents obtained by Newsweek show that her lawyer, Karrie Louden, and her carer, Cheryl Myers, mounted a legal challenge to block the brothers from gaining authority over the estate.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This support also ensures that Kids Planet has high employee retention rates, which Roberts says is valuable in a nursery environment where parents and children value consistency in their carers.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
An intimate look at the life of soon-to-be 18-year-old Bruno, whose youthful impulses and longings stand in contradiction to the responsibility of being the sole carer for his ailing 86-year-old grandmother.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carer
caregiver
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Jamboree counselors helped Guevara navigate the health care system to see a doctor and a dentist, buy a few things for her apartment, and get training to become a caregiver.—
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Sometimes an unexpected event lurches family members into becoming caregivers.—
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“Carer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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