purser

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(pʉr′sər)

noun

a ship's officer in charge of accounts, freight, tickets, etc., esp. on a passenger vessel

Origin: ME, purse-bearer, treasurer

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noun
The officer in charge of money matters on board a ship or commercial aircraft.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from purse, purse; see purse

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