| NOUN | person | medical social worker, almoner | an official in a British hospital / hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients |
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| Meaning | An official in a British hospital / hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients. | |
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| Synonym | almoner | |
| Broader | social worker, caseworker, welfare worker | someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) |
| Spanish | limosnero | |
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