Example: The healthcare worker helps patients in the hospital.
Definition
"The healthcare worker" refers to a person who provides medical or supportive care services to patients in various settings such as hospitals, clinics, or community care. They assist in maintaining and improving patient health through direct care or administrative support.
The phrase "the healthcare worker" combines 'healthcare,' derived from Old English 'hælþ' meaning health and 'care' meaning to attend or look after, with 'worker,' from Old English 'weorc,' meaning one who performs a task. Together, it describes someone engaged in tasks related to promoting health.
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"The healthcare worker" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Medical Professions - (A1) - set 1", containing 101 commonly used words.
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