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salver

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who salves or cures.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card).

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver

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Broader terms: tray

History

Etymology

From Middle English salver (attested only in the sense of "ointment box"), from Old English *sealfere (“salver, one who anoints”), equivalent to salve + -er. Cognate with Dutch zalver (“salver”), German Salber (“salver”).

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *selp-der. Proto-Indo-European *solp-éh2 Proto-Germanic *salbō Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *salbōną Proto-West Germanic *salbōn Old English sealfian Middle English salven English salve English -er English salver From salve (“to save”) + -er.

From Middle English salver (“serving 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.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սկուտեղ (skuteġ) — tray used to display or serve food
  • Finnish: tarjotin — tray used to display or serve food
  • Galician: bandexa — tray used to display or serve food
  • Galician: bacío — tray used to display or serve food
  • German: Serviertablett — tray used to display or serve food
  • German: Präsentierteller — tray used to display or serve food
  • Latvian: paplāte — tray used to display or serve food
  • Macedonian: послужавник (poslužavnik) — tray used to display or serve food
  • Polish: taca do serwowania potraw i napojów — tray used to display or serve food
  • Russian: подно́с (podnós) — tray used to display or serve food
  • Scottish Gaelic: truinnsear — tray used to display or serve food
  • Ternate: sosaha — tray used to display or serve food
  • Ottoman Turkish: تپسی (tepsi) — tray used to display or serve food
  • Ottoman Turkish: سینی (sini) — tray used to display or serve food