Definitions for purser
ˈpɜr sərpurs·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pursernoun

   an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pursernoun

   The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pursernoun

   The paymaster of a ship.

   Etymology: from purse.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purser

   A purser is the person on a ship principally responsible for the handling of money on board. On modern merchant ships, the purser is the officer responsible for all administration (including the ship's cargo and passenger manifests) and supply. Frequently, the cooks and stewards answer to the purser as well. They were also called a pusser in British naval slang.

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1. purser

   A purser is a ship or airline officer who is in charge of managing financial and administrative tasks. These tasks can include keeping track of money and valuable items, managing payroll, and supervising other workers who handle food, mail, and supplies. In cruise ships, pursers may also manage passenger service activities more broadly, including reception and customer relations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Pursernoun

   a commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster

2. Pursernoun

   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

3. Pursernoun

   colloquially, any paymaster or cashier

4. Etymology: [See Purse, and cf. Bursar.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purser

   A ship's purser is the person on a ship responsible for the handling of money on board. On modern merchant ships, the purser is the officer responsible for all administration and supply; frequently the cooks and stewards answer to them as well.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. purser

   An officer appointed by the lords of the admiralty to take charge of the provisions and slops of a ship of war, and to see that they were carefully distributed to the officers and crew, according to the printed naval instruction. He had very little to do with money matters beyond paying for short allowance. He was allowed one-eighth for waste on all provisions embarked, and additional on all provisions saved; for which he paid the crew. The designation is now discarded for that of paymaster.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PURSER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Purser is ranked #9199 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Purser surname appeared 3,545 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Purser.
   
   91.6% or 3,248 total occurrences were White.
   3% or 108 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.5% or 89 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.4% or 51 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 35 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Officer

Anagrams for purser »

1. spruer

How to pronounce purser?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say purser in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of purser in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of purser in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=purser
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Purser
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=purser
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purser
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purser
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=purser
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=purser
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html