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ALMONER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does almoner mean? 

ALMONER (noun)
  The noun ALMONER has 1 sense:

1. an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patientsplay

  Familiarity information: ALMONER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALMONER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

almoner; medical social worker

Hypernyms ("almoner" is a kind of...):

caseworker; social worker; welfare worker (someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged))


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"A sound mind in a sound body." (English proverb)

"What the people believe is true." (Native American proverb, Anishinabe)

"If the heart is empty, the rest will soon abandon you too." (Arabic proverb)

"Every guest is welcome for three days." (Croatian proverb)



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