keyworker

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noun

A social worker who helps to coordinate a patient's care and their social welfare, finances, career, etc.

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Meanings

nounkeyworker (plural keyworkers)

plural keyworkers · alternative key worker

  1. UKA social worker who helps to coordinate a patient's care and their social welfare, finances, career, etc.
  2. UKeducationA childcare worker who monitors a child's development and participation in activities and discusses these with the child's parents or carer.
  3. UKA worker in any industry who is considered indispensable and expected not to strike.

Origin

From key + worker.

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APA

keyworker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyworker

MLA

“keyworker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyworker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keyworker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyworker.

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