salver

Meanings

1. One who salves or cures.
2. One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.

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

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

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”).