ˈsalvə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: modification (influenced by -er ) of French salve, from Spanish salva sampling of food to detect poison, small tray, from salvar to save, sample food to detect poison, from Late Latin salvare to save — more at save
: a tray of any of a wide range of sizes for a variety of purposes but used especially for serving food or beverages : server , waiter
pad over the turf to them with a salver of iced tea — G.A.Wagner
brought the second post on a silver salver — Virginia Woolf
milk and dates were served … in great brass salvers with decorated conical covers — New York Times