- altar server
- noun Date: 1980 a boy or girl who assists the celebrant in a liturgical service
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altar server
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server — /serr veuhr/, n. 1. a person who serves. 2. something that serves or is used in serving, as a salver. 3. a broad fork, spoon, or spatula for dishing out and serving individual portions of food, as vegetables, cake, or pie. 4. Eccles. an attendant … Universalium
altar boy — /ˈɔltə bɔɪ/ (say awltuh boy), /ˈɒl / (say ol ) noun an altar attendant of minor rank; server; acolyte …
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