as in caretaker
a person who has responsibility for the care of another
he could no longer keep up his role as caregiver for his sick wife
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Recent Examples of caregiver
The proposal comes as Trump and Harris seek to court two major voting blocs — seniors and women, who comprise a majority of unpaid family caregivers in the country.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
With the election a few days away, women are envisioning a life that supports them as leaders and caregivers.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
During his rally at Madison Square Garden, Trump announced the new policy proposal for family caregivers and repeated it to Atlanta voters Monday evening.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
New Tax Cut Trump on Sunday added to his long list of tax proposals, unveiling a credit for caregivers who take care of family members.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
With the election a few days away, women are envisioning a life that supports them as leaders and caregivers.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
During his rally at Madison Square Garden, Trump announced the new policy proposal for family caregivers and repeated it to Atlanta voters Monday evening.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
New Tax Cut Trump on Sunday added to his long list of tax proposals, unveiling a credit for caregivers who take care of family members.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caregiver
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Control of two more, including Whispering Pines, has been given to a caretaker at a creditor’s request in a receivership action brought after loans signed by Shmaryahu Baumgarten went unpaid.Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Safe haven boxes allow parents or caretakers the ability to safely surrender an infant and remain anonymous, but only when the baby is unharmed.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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In these accounts parents act as guardians and the children are the beneficiaries until the child reaches the age of majority (usually 18, but sometimes 21) in their state.Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the older strata, the animals were preserved in three dimensions, often in sleeping positions or in nests, or as a guardian of nests, a predator attacking a mammal, or even dinos locked in a fight.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Likewise, Tommy Dorfman, doubling as the Nurse and Tybalt—Juliet’s raunchy nanny and her violent cousin—seems more invested in showing off her outfits than in crafting two distinctive, compelling human beings.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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One of the women worked as a nanny for Gaiman’s child, and claimed Gaiman assaulted her in February 2022 at his New Zealand home.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Caregiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caregiver. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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