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.

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Origin of cashier

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; see origin at case², -ier²

Words nearby cashier

cashew, cashew apple, cashew family, cash flow, cash-for-questions, cashier, cashier's check, cash-in, cash in one's chips, cash journal, cashless

Other definitions for cashier (2 of 2)

cashier²

[ 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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How to use cashier in a sentence

A grocery store cashier gets to move to the front of the line in Kansas, but not New Jersey.
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“It’s been totally normal,” a cashier said as he scanned trade-ins.
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I promise, when a cashier politely asks a customer to follow the rules, or double-checks that an order is correct before charging the customer's card, it is done from a place of compassion.
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That would include people like Dollar General’s cashiers doing customer-facing work.
Dollar General is paying its hourly employees to get vaccinated|Katherine Ellen Foley|January 13, 2021|Quartz

The cashier passed my order to the chef, who served me within a few minutes.
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Even the cashier realizes that they were trying to get away with $300 worth of box sets for $3.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her father was a war amputee on benefits; her mother a cashier at a skating rink.
Hollande's Jilted Lover Valerie Trierweiler Tells All|Tracy McNicoll|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For a number of years, she worked as a cashier at a Burger King in Overland.
From Ferguson Cop Embroiled in a Brutality Suit to City Councilwoman|Michael Daly|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A separate cashier next to the checkout counter rings up “call ahead” orders.
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He pays, courteous as ever to the cashier, and when I thank him for lunch, he thanks me.
Lunch with Peter Kaplan: Adam Begley Remembers|Adam Begley|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Suppose your package is stolen by the cashier or paying teller, is the bank responsible?
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Duncombe indeed had his own reasons for hating Montague, who had turned him out of the place of Cashier of the Excise.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
He had in his hands, as cashier, more than double that sum in good milled silver.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Save the cashier at her boxed-in desk and money drawer, she was the only woman in that room full of officers.
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He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
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British Dictionary definitions for cashier (1 of 2)

cashier¹

/ (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)

cashier²

/ (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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