cashier
noun
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
cashiers
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pluralof cashier.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof cashier (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
cashiernounan employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
Example Sentences
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At a Co-op store in London, the BBC is shown staff wearing body cams, CCTV, a one-way system with gates and screens protecting cashiers from potential offenders.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The fastest traditional cashiers check out around 70 shoppers per hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Shoppers and cashiers alike are left navigating this maze, unsure whether their next purchase will pass or fail.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2026
Every one of the cashiers had a banking degree, and some of the kitchen workers had engineering Ph.D.s.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
I started walking and he followed along behind me as I went out of the produce department and down the cereal aisle and past all the cashiers and out the door.
From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
