Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "almoner" shine mutumin da yake rarraba sadaka ko agaji ga mabukata, yawanci a madadin wata cibiya ko kungiya ta addini. A cikin zamani na zamani, aikin almoner zai iya cika ta hanyar ma'aikacin zamantakewa ko wasu masu sana'a waɗanda ke aiki don ba da taimako da tallafi ga mutane masu bukata. Kalmar “almoner” ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Faransanci “aumônier,” wanda ke nufin “wanda ke rarraba sadaka.”