carer
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++car·er /ˈkeərə $ ˈkerər/ ●●○ noun [countable] British English SSMNsomeone who looks after an old or ill person at home 〔在家照料年老、生病等亲人的〕照料者 SYN American English caretakerExamples from the Corpus
carer• When a child or young person is received into care a placement with a carer or carers has to be made.• Hospital staff can provide additional home support for carers.• Her carer is her daughter whose flat is in the same block.• In a companion study, 94 per cent of carers of patients with dementia considered the practice to be justified.• In the home she may ask the carer to perform the tasks of the assistant therapist.• This may sometimes be the result of lack of information and reluctance on the part of the carers to take measures to correct this.• Support from statutory services Professional services available to the carer come from various sources and vary a great deal from area to area.• We have a high number of volunteer carers at the day centre.• In addition, unmarried women carers are more likely than either married women or men to be carrying particularly heavy caring responsibilities.car·er nounChineseSyllable
an old after who person Corpus ill or looks someone
carer
car‧er /ˈkeərə $ ˈkerər/
noun [countable] British English
SYN caretaker American English
car‧er /ˈkeərə $ ˈkerər/
noun [countable] British English Word Family: noun: care, carer; adjective: careful ≠ careless, caring ≠ UNCARING; verb: care; adverb: carefully ≠ carelessly
someone who looks after an old or ill person at home SYN caretaker American English