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Almoner

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Noun

1. almoner, medical social worker

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

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Almoner

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noun
1. British obsolete
a trained hospital social worker responsible for the welfare of patients
2. 
(formerly) a person who distributes alms or charity on behalf of a household or institution

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Almoner

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noun
a distributor of alms, as for a church, royal family, etc.

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Almoner

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n.
1. One who distributes alms.
2. Chiefly British A hospital social worker.

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