Dictionary

carer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kiəɹə/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
• /ˈkeːɹə/ (Australia)
• /ˈkɛəɹɚ/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɛɹɚ/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
• /kɜːɹə(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
• /ˈkɛəɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /keəɹə/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
• /ˈkeɹɚ/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• /keɹəɹ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English carer From care + -er.

Meanings

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.
   • Her business was a one-woman outfit that offered accredited first-aid training courses for teachers, carers, sports coaches, antenatal classes, workplace groups, and the police; the classes ranged from basic defibrillator training to what was now called psychological first aid. 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 211:
   • Have you thought of a job as a carer for disabled people?
   • He said Robins had not been in trouble with the law before and had no previous convictions. Jail would have an adverse effect on her and her three children as she was the main carer. 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian:
   • They retired early to be a full-time carer for their partner.

Forms

Antonyms

caree

Deriveds

childcarer · noncarer · sandwich carer · daycarer · telecarer · wildlife carer · home carer

Synonyms

caregiver

Translations (54)

fr soignante (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ro îngrijitor (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ja 世話をする人 (someone who regularly looks after another person) · nb støttekontakt (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ro îngrijitoare (someone who regularly looks after another person) · es cuidador (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ga cúramóir (someone who regularly looks after another person) · da omsorgsperson (someone who regularly looks after another person) · da plejer (someone who regularly looks after another person) · hsb wothladowar (someone who regularly looks after another person) · hsb pěstońča (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ru тот, кто уха́живает (someone who regularly looks after another person) · hsb zastaraćel (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ru медбра́т (someone who regularly looks after another person) · de Betreuer (someone who regularly looks after another person) · cs pečovatel (someone who regularly looks after another person) · cmn 照顧者 /照顾者 (someone who regularly looks after another person) · cmn 照料人 (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ko 간병인 (someone who regularly looks after another person) · dsb wótwardowaŕ (someone who regularly looks after another person) · fi hoitaja (someone who regularly looks after another person) · fr soignant (someone who regularly looks after another person) · mi kaitiaki (someone who regularly looks after another person) · vi người chăm sóc (someone who regularly looks after another person) · lv aprūpētājs (someone who regularly looks after another person) · sh skrbnik (someone who regularly looks after another person) · de Betreuerin (someone who regularly looks after another person) · cmn 護理人員 /护理人员 (someone who regularly looks after another person) · eo zorganto (someone who regularly looks after another person) · cmn 私人看護 /私人看护 (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ru ня́нька (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ru сиде́лка (someone who regularly looks after another person) · hsb wothladowarka (someone who regularly looks after another person) · hsb pěstoniča (someone who regularly looks after another person) · nl verzorger (someone who regularly looks after another person) · pt cuidador (someone who regularly looks after another person) · fi omaishoitaja (someone who regularly looks after another person) · dsb wótwardowaŕka (someone who regularly looks after another person) · sh njegovatelj (someone who regularly looks after another person) · hi देखभालकर्ता (someone who regularly looks after another person) · sh staratelj (someone who regularly looks after another person) · pl opiekunka (someone who regularly looks after another person) · hsb wothladar (someone who regularly looks after another person) · cmn 監護工 /监护工 (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ru медсестра́ (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ja ホームヘルパー (someone who regularly looks after another person) · hsb poradźowar (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ar مُقَدِّم الرِّعايَة (someone who regularly looks after another person) · pl opiekun (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ga banchúramóir (someone who regularly looks after another person) · cs pečovatelka (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ko 돌보는 사람 (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ja 介護者 (someone who regularly looks after another person) · ru ня́ня (someone who regularly looks after another person)