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 calledteller 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

“The economy is all I’m worried about — nothing else,” said Joe Rice, a 60-year-old cashier from Philadelphia.

From Los Angeles Times

Laura Banuet, a former cashier at LAX, was incensed by the Supreme Court’s decision to end federal protection of abortion access.

From Los Angeles Times

About once a month Judge will receive a comment from a waiter or a cashier who looks at his credit card and notes that he has the same name as the big leaguer.

From Los Angeles Times

“I joined a swim team. I got a job… Adoption saved my life,” said Ms Nelson, who now works as a cashier at a coffee shop.

From BBC

As group then pushes into the store, the clerk tries to defend himself with what appears to be a metal rod, but he is repeatedly struck as others in the group steal merchandise, knock over displays and jump onto the cashier counter, the video shows.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accountant
• clerk
• teller