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Word | Almoner |
an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients / One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc. / an official distributor of alms., | |
Usage | ⇒ The chairman of our company is also an almoner ⇒ He explains that once he recovered from the injury, he was captured by Spaniards, thrown in jail and then sent to Constantinople to be the almoner to the French Ambassador. |
Synonyms | medical social worker, acolyte, beadle, sacristan, sexton, accountant, clerk, almsgiver, angel, backer, cashier, contributor, deacon, donor, elder, fairy godmother, financer, giver, grantor, humanitarian, |
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