'Purser' definitions:
Definition of 'purser'
(from WordNet)
noun
An officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
Definition of 'Purser'
From: GCIDE
- Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See Purse, and cf. Bursar.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier. [1913 Webster]
- Purser's name (Naut.), a false name. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'purser'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accountant,
- auditor,
- bakehead,
- black gang,
- boilerman,
- bookkeeper,
- bungs,
- bursar,
- cabin boy,
- cashier,
- cashkeeper,
- chamberlain,
- chips,
- commissary steward,
- compensator,
- complement,
- comptroller,
- controller,
- curator,
- deckhand,
- deckie,
- defrayer,
- depositary,
- depository,
- financial officer,
- fireman,
- gun loader,
- gunner,
- hand,
- hospital steward,
- landing signalman,
- liquidator,
- mail orderly,
- navigator,
- oiler,
- payer,
- paymaster,
- purse bearer,
- radio operator,
- ratepayer,
- receiver,
- recompenser,
- remunerator,
- roustabout,
- snip,
- snips,
- sparks,
- steward,
- stewardess,
- stoker,
- taxpayer,
- torpedoman,
- treasurer,
- trustee,
- watch,
- yeoman