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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Almoner \Al"mon*er\, n. [OE. aumener aulmener OF almosnier aumosnier F. aum[^o]nier, fr OF almosne alms, L. eleemosyna See {Alms}.] One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses etc.; also one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: almoner n : an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients [syn: {medical social worker}]
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