street worker

A form of streetworker — A social worker who engages with people on the street.

Meanings

nounstreet worker (plural street workers)

plural street workers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of streetworker.
    1 more example

    Working Conditions were considered to be a multidimensional construct with multiple indicators that include work site (e.g., brothel, street, bar), type of sex worker (e.g., dance hostess, street worker), degree of protection from drunk or aggressive clients, nature of relationship with pimp (if applicable), availability of condoms, earnings, type of sexual services performed, control over selection of clients.

    2014 (2006), Herman Curiel & Helen Land (eds.), Outreach and Care Approaches to HIV/AIDS Along the US-Mexico Border, Routledge (first published by The Haworth Press, Inc.), e-book version without page numbers
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APA

street worker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20worker

MLA

“street worker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20worker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “street worker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20worker.

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