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purs·er
(pûr′sər)n.
The officer in charge of money matters on board a ship or commercial aircraft.
[Middle English, from purse, purse; see purse.]
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purser
(ˈpɜːsə)n
(Nautical Terms) an officer aboard a passenger ship, merchant ship, or aircraft who keeps the accounts and attends to the welfare of the passengers
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purs•er
(ˈpɜr sər)n.
an officer who is in charge of the accounts and documents of a ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.
[1400–50]
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| 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" |
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Translations
ضابِط مُحاسَبَه السَّفينَه
lodní hospodář
purser
bryti
lodný hospodár/pokladník
gemi muhasebecisi
purser
[ˈpɜːsəʳ] N (Naut) → comisario/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
purser
[ˈpɜːrsər] n (NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → commissaire mf de bordpurse snatcher n (US) → voleur/euse m/f à la tirepurse strings nplto hold the purse strings → tenir les cordons de la bourse
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purser
n → Zahlmeister(in) m(f)
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purse
(pəːs) noun1. a small bag for carrying money. I looked in my purse for some change.
2. (American) a handbag.
verb to close (the lips) tightly. She pursed her lips in anger.
ˈpurser noun the officer in charge of a ship's money, supplies etc.
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