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

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

Now, Guy Frankenstein finds delight in Halloween, and wisecracks with cashiers at places like Party City when he buys holiday decorations and other supplies.
When your last name is Frankenstein and it’s Halloween|Kellie B. Gormly|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
My neighborhood bánh mì joint, for example, has set up a vinyl curtain to separate the cashier from the customer.
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Where we’re going to be paid per transaction that we bring up if we’re a cashier.
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For instance, it might alert someone searching for cashier positions that medical billing specialists have an 80% overlap in talents and skills, then suggest related openings and additional skill-building opportunities.
Combating record unemployment with the help of strangers|Katie McLean|October 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review

These precautions are aimed at protecting the cashiers, nurses, and pharmacists who work in high-exposure occupations.
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Should he publish such opinions in book form, of course the process of cashiering him would be simpler.
What Germany Thinks|Thomas F. A. Smith
Neglect it, comparatively, they never did: as the cashiering of magistrates ought too angrily to remind the Whigs.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843|Various
Cashiering was the least punishment which would await the act.
Sophy of Kravonia|Anthony Hope
Your mere sour look affrights him, and makes him doubt his cashiering.
Character Writings of the 17th Century|Various
The caliga was the badge, or symbol of a soldier; whence to take away the caliga and belt, imported a dismissal or cashiering.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

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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