salver
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English *salvere, from Old English *sealfere (“salver, one who anoints”), equivalent to salve + -er. Cognate with Dutch zalver (“salver”), German Salber (“salver”).
NounEdit
salver (plural salvers)
- One who salves or cures.
- One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From salve (“to save”) + -er.
NounEdit
salver (plural salvers)
- One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.
Etymology 3Edit
From French salve (“tray used for presenting objects to the king”), with ending modified on the model of platter, from Spanish salva (“a testing of food or drink to test for poison”), from salvar (“to save, taste food for one's master”), from Latin salvō (“save”, verb). More at save.
NounEdit
salver (plural salvers)
- A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card). [from c. 1660]
TranslationsEdit
A tray used to display or serve food.
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See alsoEdit
salver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
salver on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
