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

attendant (noun)

someone whose job is to look after another person, especially a person who is in an important position or one who is ill

care assistant (noun)

someone who looks after old people or people with serious illnesses, often in a special hospital

caregiver (noun)

mainly American a carer

carer (noun)

British someone who looks after a person who is ill or unable to look after themselves

caretaker (noun)

mainly American a carer

care worker (noun)

British a care assistant

night porter (noun)

someone whose job is to look after a large building such as a hotel or a hospital during the night

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