aid worker

noun

aid worker

noun
1

Someone who works for a charitable organisation devoted to helping others, especially one who works internationally or in conflict zones.

  • When American and British special forces freed four aid workers on June 2nd in Afghanistan, it was celebrated as an act of heroism.2012 June 9, ‘Buying safety’, The Economist:

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