This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
almoner
[ al-muh-ner, ah-muh- ]
/ ˈæl mə nər, ˈɑ mə- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
British.
- a hospital official who determines the amount due for a patient's treatment.
- a social worker in a hospital.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of almoner
1250–1300; Middle English almoiner, aumoner (with insertion of l under influence of alms) <Old French aumon(i)er ≪ Late Latin eleēmosynāriuseleemosynary
OTHER WORDS FROM almoner
sub·al·mon·er, nounWords nearby almoner
almond-eyed, almond meal, almond milk, almond oil, almond-shaped, almoner, almonry, Almoravid, Almoravide, almost, almost everywhere
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use almoner in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for almoner
almoner
/ (ˈɑːmənə) /
noun
British obsolete a trained hospital social worker responsible for the welfare of patients
(formerly) a person who distributes alms or charity on behalf of a household or institution
Word Origin for almoner
C13: from Old French almosnier, from almosne alms, from Vulgar Latin alemosina (unattested), from Late Latin eleēmosyna; see alms
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012