purser

Speech parts

1. purser - Noun

2. Purser - Proper noun

Meaning

A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster.

A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc.

Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

steward cabin attendant batman chamberlain comptroller clerk depositary liquidator receiver controller collector administrator banker attendant treasurer
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Antonyms

lord assistant householder proprietress host master
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Hypernyms

officer ship's officer

Related terms

bursar

Examples

During the “Emerging Threats” panel, Jimmy Ray Purser, technical evangelist at Illumio, labeled a as one of the top emerging threats in IT. Source: Internet

Cox’s grandmother Melba Purser traveled from Bossier City to help bring supplies, the truck, trailer and just to support the school. Source: Internet

Mr. Purser was a lifelong resident of Crystal Springs. Source: Internet

She was also preceded in death by her husband of 64 years in 2010, Haron Brown Purser; brothers, Pratt, Reece, Ray and David McRorie and sister, Irene Williams. Source: Internet

Joshua Purser, prosecuting, said: 'He had no verbal communication skills whatsoever. Source: Internet

“One thought I had,” Purser said, “was for us to get married on the same day next year. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pursemaker pursemaking purseproud purser rigged and parish damned pursership pursestring