salver
Meaning
- One who salves or cures.
- One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.
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Etymology
In summary
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”).
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