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purser

[ pur-ser ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.

purser

/ ˈpɜːsə /

an officer aboard a passenger ship, merchant ship, or aircraft who keeps the accounts and attends to the welfare of the passengers

Origin of purser¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; purse, -er ¹

You should hear me at table with the Ulster purser and a little punning microscopist called Davis.

After a time he was promoted to a stewardship and later became the purser of a rather important vessel.

When they saw that their complaints were futile they sent over one socialist leader to have it out with the overworked purser.

A few minutes later the purser came aft, carrying a parcel in his hand, which he carefully placed upon the taffrail.

It seemed that some months before he had been a purser on an East Indian liner.

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