streetworker

street·work·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [street-wur-ker]
- /ˈstritˌwɜr kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [street-wur-ker]
- /ˈstritˌwɜr kər/

Definition of streetworker word

noun streetworker a social worker who works with youths of a neighborhood. 1

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Origin of streetworker

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; street + worker

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Parts of speech for Streetworker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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streetworker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

streetworker usage trend in Literature

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