careseeker

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noun

One who seeks out care for themselves; a person wanting to be cared for.

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Meanings

nouncareseeker (plural careseekers)

plural careseekers

  1. One who seeks out care for themselves; a person wanting to be cared for.

    When one's intimate relationships, families, communities, and culture are resources, then the caregiver and careseeker can strategize on how to use these resources more fully.

    2006, Carrie Doehring, The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach, page 138

Origin

From care + seeker.

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APA

careseeker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/careseeker

MLA

“careseeker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/careseeker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “careseeker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/careseeker.

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