cashier
The definition of a cashier is a person who works at a store or other business who takes money, makes change, issues receipts and otherwise helps to facilitate customer transactions.
(noun)A person who works at the register at Starbucks and who takes your order and money and gives you your change is an example of a cashier.
See cashier in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a person hired to collect and keep a record of customers' payments, as in a store
- an officer in a bank or company responsible for receipts and disbursements
Origin: < MDu or MFr; MDu cassier < MFr caissier < caisse
transitive verb
- to dismiss, esp. in dishonor, from a position of command, trust, etc.
- to discard or reject
Origin: MDu casseren, to disband soldiers < MFr casser, to break < LL cassare, to nullify, destroy < L cassus, empty, futile (see quash) & quassare (see quash)
See cashier in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The officer of a bank or business concern in charge of paying and receiving money.
- A store employee who handles cash transactions with customers.
Origin:
Origin: Dutch cassier
Origin: or French caissier
Origin: , both from French caisse, money box
Origin: , from Old Provençal caisa
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *capsea
Origin: , from Latin capsa, case
.transitive verb ca·shiered, ca·shier·ing, ca·shiers
Origin:
Origin: Dutch casseren
Origin: , from Old French casser, to dismiss, annul; see quash1
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