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| al·mo·ner [ álmənər, mənər ] (plural al·mo·ners) |
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1. giver of money as charity: in former times, somebody who distributed alms to the needy, especially on behalf of a church, monastery, or wealthy family
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2. U.K. hospital social worker: formerly, somebody affiliated with a hospital as a social worker for its patients
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| [15th century. Alteration of obsolete aumener, via Old French aumoner< ecclesiastical Latin eleemosynarius "connected with alms" < eleemosyna (see alms)] |
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