purser

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English - Turkish
gemi muhasebecisi/veznedarı
kamarot
muhasebeci
{i} muhasebeci gemi
(isim) muhasebeci (gemi, uçak)
pursershipgemi veznedarlığı
{i} uçak
gemi muhasebecisi veya veznedan
gemi katibi
muhasebeci (gemi, uçak)
kabin amiri
English - English
the person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft
{n} an officer on board a hip
On a ship, the purser is an officer who deals with the accounts and official papers. On a passenger ship, the purser is also responsible for the welfare of the passengers. an officer on a ship who is responsible for money and the passengers' rooms, comfort etc
{i} officer on a ship who is in charge of accounts documents and safeguarding passengers' valuables
the officer responsible for service to the passengers on board a ship (commissaire de bord)
On a ship, the person responsible for providing a wide array of passenger services, including mail, information, check cashing, safety deposit boxes, and so forth
Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier
A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; now called paymaster
A ship's officer who is in charge of accounts, especially on a passenger ship
When carried, this person serves as the shipboard agent of the freight and passenger departments; often deals with manifests and other papers Back to the top
A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc
The employee on a cruise ship who performs duties similar to those of front desk personnel in a hotel
an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
Person aboard ship who handled purchases from seamen for clothing or other needed goods

Related Terms

purser rigged and parish damned
Having joined the United States Navy|United States Navy]], either because of destitution or in order to desert their problems on land

of a purser rigged and parish damned - when the tyro first mounts the linen frock and blue jacket, aptly manufactured for him in a State Prison ashore.

purser

    Hyphenation

    purs·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    pırsır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpərsər/ /ˈpɜrsɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'p&r-s&r ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English, from purs purse.
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