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purser

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purs·er  (pûrsr)
n.
The officer in charge of money matters on board a ship or commercial aircraft.
[Middle English, from purse, purse; see purse.]
purser
Noun
an officer aboard a ship who keeps the accounts
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.purser - an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
Translations
purser [ˈpəːsəʳ] n (NAUT) → comisario/a
purser [ˈpəːsəʳ] n (Naut) → commissaire m du bord
purser [ˈpəːsəʳ] n (Naut) → Zahlmeister m
purser [ˈpəːsəʳ] n (NAUT) → commissario di bordo


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