salver

[ sal-ver ]

noun

1. a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.

salver

/ ˈsælvə /

noun

1. a tray, esp one of silver, on which food, letters, visiting cards, etc, are presented

Word History and Origins

Origin of salver¹

1655–65; < Spanish salv ( a ) kind of tray (originally protective foretasting, derivative of salvar to save < Latin salvāre ) + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of salver¹

C17: from French salve, from Spanish salva tray from which the king's taster sampled food, from Latin salvāre to save ¹

Example Sentences

England's Lottie Woad won the Smyth Salver as low amateur, birdieing the last to finish on one under.

From BBC

And I thought of it again a few times during “Bottom of the Ocean,” at least when I wasn’t thinking of the jellyfish or whether the fire burning on the salver was maybe a little high or how to locate the emergency exit in the dark.

From New York Times

And I thought of it again a few times during “Bottom of the Ocean,” at least when I wasn’t thinking of the jellyfish or whether the fire burning on the salver was maybe a little high or how to locate the emergency exit in the dark.

From New York Times

No one said anything, till Laurie, who insisted on serving the bride, appeared before her, with a loaded salver in his hand and a puzzled expression on his face.

From Literature

A painting by Charles Sheeler and a photograph by Margaret Bourke-White are juxtaposed with a glass case full of car parts, a gleaming horn, a hubcap glistening like a freshly polished silver salver, a headlight taking on talismanic power.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• bowl
• container
• cup
• plate
• platter
• pot
• tray