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bur·sar
(bûr′sər, -sär′)n.
An official in charge of funds, as at a college or university; a treasurer.
[Middle English burser, from Medieval Latin bursārius, from Late Latin bursa, purse; see bursa.]
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bursar
(ˈbɜːsə)n
1. (Education) an official in charge of the financial management of a school, college, or university
2. (Education) chiefly Scot and NZ a student holding a bursary
[C13: from Medieval Latin bursārius keeper of the purse, from bursa purse]
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bur•sar
(ˈbɜr sər, -sɑr)n.
a treasurer or business officer, esp. of a college or university.
[1400–50; late Middle English bouser, variant of bourser < Anglo-French; Old French borsier < Medieval Latin bursārius a purse-keeper, treasurer]
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Noun | 1. | bursar - the treasurer at a college or university financial officer, treasurer - an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds |
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bursar
n → Schatzmeister(in) m(f), → Finanzverwalter(in) m(f)
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bursar
[ˈbɜːsəʳ] n (Univ) → economo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995