cashier

[ ka-sheer ]

/ kæˈʃɪər /

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noun

an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.

an executive who has charge of money, especially one who superintends monetary transactions, as in a bank.

an employee of a business establishment who keeps a record of financial transactions.

Nearby words

cashdrawer, cashed up, cashew, cashew apple, cashew family, cashier, cashier's check, cashless, cashless society, cashmere, cashoo

Origin of cashier

1570–80; < Middle French caissier custodian of a money-box (perhaps via D), equivalent to caisse money-box (< Provençal caissa < Latin capsa; see case²) + -ier -ier²

Definition for cashier (2 of 2)

cashier

[ ka-sheer ]

/ kæˈʃɪər /

verb (used with object)

to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.

to discard; reject.

Origin of cashier

1570–80; < Middle Dutch kasseren < Middle French casser to break, discharge, annul < Latin quassāre to shatter; see quash

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For a number of years, she worked as a cashier at a Burger King in Overland.
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He pays, courteous as ever to the cashier, and when I thank him for lunch, he thanks me.
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Nevertheless, when Gurowski publicly aired his grievances, Lincoln and Seward had no choice but to cashier him.
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I can see how the cashier would fall for a retake like that, especially since he don't know much about picture-making.
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Seizing it thankfully, he stepped to the cashier's desk and presented both check and money.
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They were convinced of the cashier's honesty and no theories founded on purely physical attributes could swerve them.
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Fred was talking about the corn which had nothing whatever to do with Struby's or the cashier at Bernstein's.
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We know that because the cashier recollects it for the last cheque he handled before his lunch.
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British Dictionary definitions for cashier (1 of 2)

cashier

/ (kæˈʃɪə) /

noun

a person responsible for receiving payments for goods, services, etc, as in a shop

Also called: teller an employee of a bank responsible for receiving deposits, cashing cheques, and other financial transactions; bank clerk

any person responsible for handling cash or maintaining records of its receipt and disbursement

Word Origin for cashier

C16: from Dutch cassier or French caissier, from casse money chest; see case ²

British Dictionary definitions for cashier (2 of 2)

cashier

/ (kæˈʃɪə) /

verb (tr)

to dismiss with dishonour, esp from the armed forces

rare to put away or discard; reject

Word Origin for cashier

C16: from Middle Dutch kasseren, from Old French casser, from Latin quassāre to quash

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