Meanings
nounaid worker (plural aid workers)
plural aid workers
- Someone who works for a charitable organisation devoted to helping others, especially one who works internationally or in conflict zones.
When American and British special forces freed four aid workers on June 2nd in Afghanistan, it was celebrated as an act of heroism.
2012 June 9, ‘Buying safety’, The Economist
Translations
Arabic عامل الإغاثة
- عامل الإغاثة (ʕāmil al-ʔiḡāṯa)Translations
French bénévole, travailleur humanitaire
- bénévoleTranslations
- travailleur humanitaireTranslations
German humanitärer Helfer, Entwicklungshelfer
- humanitärer HelferTranslations
- EntwicklungshelferTranslations
- Mitarbeiter in einer HilfsorganisationTranslations
Italian operatore umanitario
- operatore umanitarioTranslations
Persian امدادگر
- امدادگر (emdâdgar)Translations
Russian гуманитарный работник
- гуманитарный работник (gumanitarnyj rabotnik)Translations
Swedish hjälparbetare, biståndsarbetare
- hjälparbetareTranslations
- biståndsarbetareTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
aid worker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aid%20worker
MLA
“aid worker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aid%20worker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aid worker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aid%20worker.
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