| NOUN | person | welfare worker, social worker, caseworker | someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) |
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| Meaning | someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged). | |
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| Synonyms | social worker, caseworker | |
| Narrower | almoner, medical social worker | An official in a British hospital / hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients |
| Broader | public servant | someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment) |
| Spanish | asistente social, trabajador social | |
| Catalan | assistent social | |
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