English Explanatory Dictionary

purser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of purses.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɝsɚ/ /ˈpɜːsə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-purser.wav

Word forms

purser pursers

Etymology

From purse + -er.

Synonyms

nipcheese

Related words

bursar

Derived words

purser rigged and parish damned pursership
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