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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 patients
Familiarity information: ALMONER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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))
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