cashier

¹

[ka-sheer]

noun

1. an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.

2. an executive who has charge of money, especially one who superintends monetary transactions, as in a bank.

3. an employee of a business establishment who keeps a record of financial transactions.

cashier

²

[ka-sheer]

verb (used with object)

1. to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.

2. to discard; reject.

cashier

¹

/ kæˈʃɪə /

noun

1. a person responsible for receiving payments for goods, services, etc, as in a shop

2. Also called: teller. an employee of a bank responsible for receiving deposits, cashing cheques, and other financial transactions; bank clerk

3. any person responsible for handling cash or maintaining records of its receipt and disbursement

cashier

²

/ kæˈʃɪə /

verb

1. to dismiss with dishonour, esp from the armed forces

2. rare,  to put away or discard; reject

Word History and Origins

Origin of cashier¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from Middle French caissier “custodian of a money-box” (perhaps via Dutch ), equivalent to caisse “money-box” (from Provençal caissa, from Latin capsa “a case”) + -ier noun suffix; case ², -ier ²

Origin of cashier²

1570–80; < Middle Dutch kasseren < Middle French casser to break, discharge, annul < Latin quassāre to shatter; quash

Word History and Origins

Origin of cashier¹

C16: from Dutch cassier or French caissier, from casse money chest; see _case ²

Origin of cashier²

C16: from Middle Dutch kasseren, from Old French casser, from Latin quassāre to _quash

Example Sentences

His partner, who asked not to be named for fear of retaliation, had worked the night before as a cashier at a liquor store.

From Los Angeles Times

Applying for a part-time cashier job near her dismal D.C. apartment, Rebecca No. 1 mulls, “Inside the market, I remind myself I am a person. I have an age, a birthday, an address.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a strange sight: a millionaire playacting as a cashier in an industry where many workers can’t afford rent.

From Salon

The Jail Café set tables and chairs in “cells” for patrons served by waiters wearing trustee uniforms, presided over by a cashier dressed as a warden.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have had many thousands of responses and lots of interest and engagement from young people too," said Victoria Cleland the Bank's chief cashier.

From BBC

Related Words

• accountant 
• clerk 
• teller