purser

[ pur-ser ]

/ ˈpɜr sər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR purser ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.

Origin of purser

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at purse, -er¹

Words nearby purser

purree, purse, purse crab, pursed lips breathing, purse-proud, purser, purse seine, purse-string instrument, purse strings, purse-string suture, purslane

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Example sentences from the Web for purser

Fact is, we have state apartments, as you might say, for I've rented the second lieutenant's and 70 purser's cabins.
Our Home in the Silver West|Gordon Stables
He prodded the purser in the chest with a finger that would have punched a hole through a weaker man.
Planet of the Damned|Harry Harrison
Houqua summoned his purser, and ordered him to bring the envelope containing promissory notes from the treasury.
The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844|William C. Hunter
The Admiralty sanctioned the change; but the purser seems to have failed to procure the substitutes.
A Voyage Round the World|George Anson

Her crew consisted of seven men, besides Mr. Wickham, and Mr. Rowlett, the purser.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836|Robert FitzRoy

British Dictionary definitions for purser

purser

/ (ˈpɜːsə) /

noun

an officer aboard a passenger ship, merchant ship, or aircraft who keeps the accounts and attends to the welfare of the passengers

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	purser
释义	purser [ pur-ser ] / ˈpɜr sər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR purser ON THESAURUS.COM noun an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers. Origin of purser late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at purse, -er¹ Words nearby purser purree, purse, purse crab, pursed lips breathing, purse-proud, purser, purse seine, purse-string instrument, purse strings, purse-string suture, purslane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purser Fact is, we have state apartments, as you might say, for I've rented the second lieutenant's and 70 purser's cabins. Our Home in the Silver West\|Gordon Stables He prodded the purser in the chest with a finger that would have punched a hole through a weaker man. Planet of the Damned\|Harry Harrison Houqua summoned his purser, and ordered him to bring the envelope containing promissory notes from the treasury. The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844\|William C. Hunter The Admiralty sanctioned the change; but the purser seems to have failed to procure the substitutes. A Voyage Round the World\|George Anson Her crew consisted of seven men, besides Mr. Wickham, and Mr. Rowlett, the purser. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836\|Robert FitzRoy British Dictionary definitions for purser purser / (ˈpɜːsə) / noun an officer aboard a passenger ship, merchant ship, or aircraft who keeps the accounts and attends to the welfare of the passengers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to purser comptroller, cashier, bursar
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purser

noun

Origin of purser

Words nearby purser

Example sentences from the Web for purser

British Dictionary definitions for purser

noun

Words related to purser