/ ˈɑːmənə(r); NAmE ; ˈælm-/ noun
( old-fashioned , BrE ) a person employed by a hospital to help patients with their financial and social problems, now usually called a 'medical social worker'
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French aumonier , based on medieval Latin eleemosynarius , from eleemosyna alms, from Greek eleēmosunē compassion, from eleēmōn compassionate, from eleos mercy.