purser
pronunciation
How to pronounce purser in British English:
UK [ˈpɜ:sə(r)]
How to pronounce purser in American English:
US [ˈpɜrsə(r)]
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- Noun:
- an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
Word Origin
- purser (n.)
- mid-15c., "treasurer," especially "caretaker of accounts and provisions on a ship," originally also "maker of purses" (late 15c.), agent noun from Middle English purse (see purse (n.)). From late 13c. as a surname.
Example
- 1. Please proceed to the purser 's office .
- 2. No , the inflight announcement was made by the purser .
- 3. According to the administration authority , your question should be responsible by the high and new zone department concerned , please party and the masses or the social purser department consult to the high and new zone .
- 4. Where is the purser 's office ?
- 5. Just a minute . Yes , the camera was handed in to the purser .