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Almsman
UK
/ˈɑːlmz.mən/
US
/ˈɑlmz.mən/
Translation of "almsman" into Russian
almsman
Noun
UK
/ˈɑːlmz.mən/
US
/ˈɑlmz.mən/
almsman
almsmen pl
The almsman sat by the church, hoping for some charity.
Нищий сидел у церкви, надеясь на милостыню.
The almsman approached people on the street, asking for help.
Попрошайка подходил к людям на улице, прося о помощи.
Definitions
almsman
Noun
UK
/ˈɑːlmz.mən/
US
/ˈɑlmz.mən/
A person who receives alms; a beggar or a recipient of charity.
The almsman waited patiently outside the church, hoping for the kindness of strangers.
An inmate of an almshouse or a pensioner maintained by charitable funds.
The wealthy merchant endowed the hospital with funds to support twelve almsmen.