salver
noun
salver is spelled S-A-L-V-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, salver means “One who salves or cures” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of salver is salvers.
How many letters and syllables are in salver?
| Letters | 6: S-A-L-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is salver?
Salver appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with salver?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as salver.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: slaver, serval, versal.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of salver
- salvers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who salves or cures.
- 2
One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.
- 3
One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.
- 4
A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Salver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tray used to display or serve food:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Serviertablett, Präsentierteller |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does salver come from?
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”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).