cashier

¹

[ka-sheer]

noun

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

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

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

cashier

²

[ka-sheer]

verb (used with object)

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

2. to discard; reject.

cashier

¹

/ kæˈʃɪə /

noun

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

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

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

cashier

²

/ kæˈʃɪə /

verb

1. to dismiss with dishonour, esp from the armed forces

2. rare,  to put away or discard; reject

Word History and Origins

Origin of cashier¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from Middle French caissier “custodian of a money-box” (perhaps via Dutch ), equivalent to caisse “money-box” (from Provençal caissa, from Latin capsa “a case”) + -ier noun suffix; case ², -ier ²

Origin of cashier²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cashier¹

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

Origin of cashier²

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

Example Sentences

“When I saw the news, I cried, hugged my children and prayed,” said Mari Carmen Bermúdez, 34, a supermarket cashier in Caracas.

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“The checkers and the cashiers are on the front lines of this,” he said.

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So, will Pynchon stand pat with his 20th century now secure, and take his winnings to the cashier’s window?

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Cooks and cashiers at the Pico Robertson location of fast food Japanese restaurant Yoshinoya walked off the job on Tuesday over concerns about cleanliness, health and safety at the eatery.

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My measly basket is filled with nothing but candy, earning a few snide looks from my cashier.

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Related Words

• accountant 
• clerk 
• teller