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social worker

 
/ˈsoʊ.ʃəl ˌwɜr.kər/ noun

Definition

› someone whose job is to help people who have problems because they are poor, old, have difficulties with their family, etc.
(Definition of social worker noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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