Meanings
nouncaseworker (plural caseworkers)
plural caseworkers
- human sciencesA social worker.
To help a family change the behavior or conditions that are causing the risk of maltreatment, the CPS caseworker must develop a positive relationship with the family.
1994, Thomas D. Morton, Marsha K. Salus, Supervising Child Protective Services Caseworkers - furnitureSomeone who makes casework; someone who builds wooden furniture.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
Similar
social workerwelfare worker
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
caseworker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caseworker
MLA
“caseworker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caseworker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caseworker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caseworker.
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