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Salver

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who salves or cures.
  2. 2
    One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.
  3. 3
    A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card).

    "As athletes mount the podiums, volunteers dressed in Louis Vuitton-designed uniforms will bear the awards, presented on Louis Vuitton-made salvers featuring the house's signature brown check."

  4. 4
    a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver wordnet
  5. 5
    One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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 2

From salve (“to save”) + -er.

Etymology 3

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.

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