Synonyms and antonyms of Other people who work in hospitals or care for people who are ill in American Thesaurus

attendant (noun)

someone whose job is to take care of another person, especially a person who is in an important position or one who is sick

care assistant (noun)

someone who takes care of old people or people with serious illnesses, often in a special hospital

caregiver (noun)

someone who takes care of a child or an adult who is sick or unable to care for themselves

caretaker (noun)

someone who takes care of a person who cannot take care of themselves, for example because they are too young or too sick

orderly (noun)

someone with no special medical training who works in a hospital, doing jobs such as moving people around and cleaning

physiotherapist (noun)

someone whose job is to treat injuries using special physical exercises

porter (noun)

British an orderly in a hospital

stretcher-bearer (noun)

one of the people who carries a stretcher