Found 2 items, similar to purser.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: purser
purser
n : an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to
the passengers' welfare
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Purser
Purser
\Purs"er\, n. [See
Purse, and cf.
Bursar.]
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1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge
of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on
shipboard; -- now called
paymaster.
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2. 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.
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3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.
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Purser's name (Naut.), a false name. [Slang]
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