purser (redirected from pursers)

purs·er  (pûrsr)

n.

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

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[Middle English, from purse, purse; see purse.]

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purser [ˈpɜːsə]

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) an officer aboard a passenger ship, merchant ship, or aircraft who keeps the accounts and attends to the welfare of the passengers

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 [ˈpɜːsəʳ] N (Naut) → comisario/a m/f

purser [ˈpɜː^rsə^r] n (NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → commissaire mf de bord
purse snatcher n (US) → voleur/euse m/f à la tire
purse strings npl
to hold the purse strings → tenir les cordons de la bourse

purser

n → Zahlmeister(in) m(f)

purser [ˈpɜːsəʳ] n (Naut) → commissario di bordo