cashier

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verb

ca·​shier ka-ˈshir 

kə-

cashiered; cashiering; cashiers

1

transitive : to dismiss from service

especially : to dismiss dishonorably

… the RAF flight-lieutenant who was cashiered in early 1970 for "scandalous conduct" in performing his duties while naked.

—Fenton Bresler

2

transitive : reject, discard

At the heart of Sofia, midway between the erstwhile palace and the cashiered Party building, stands the statue of Nikolai Vaptzarov, poet and national hero.

—Clive Sinclair

3

intransitive : to work in a store as a cashier

When she's not cashiering she's busy sorting and pricing women's clothes.

—Ellen Sussman

cashier

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noun

cash·​ier (ˌ)ka-ˈshir 

: one that has charge of money: such as

a

: a high officer in a bank or trust company responsible for moneys received and expended

b

: one who collects and records payments

c

: an employee (as in a store) who handles monetary transactions

Synonyms

Verb

• ax
• axe
• bounce
• can
• discharge
• dismiss
• fire
• muster out
• pink-slip
• release
• remove
• retire
• sack
• terminate
• turn off

Examples of cashier in a Sentence

Verb

He was cashiered from the army.

was abruptly cashiered after money was found missing from the safe

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The Iron Curtain had fallen, and the countries of Eastern Europe had cashiered communism and abandoned the Warsaw Pact, lining up to join Western Europe and the rest of the free world. —Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024

Xu was summarily cashiered from his university position. —Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021

Noun

This time around, the bizarre storyline begins when two customers (Davidson and Andrew Dismukes) dare to ask the front counter cashier (Mulaney) to hand over a gallon of milk before boarding their bus back to Boston. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024

Former cast member Pete Davidson made a cameo on this week’s SNL, joining Andrew Dismukes as customers at the Port Authority Duane Reade run by John Mulaney’s cashier. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Dutch casseren, from Middle French casser to discharge, annul — more at quash

Noun

Dutch or Middle French; Dutch kassier, from Middle French cassier, from casse money box

First Known Use

Verb

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1593, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cashier

• cashier's check

Kids Definition

cashier

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cash·​ier

ka-ˈshi(ə)r

1

: an officer of a bank who is responsible for all money received and paid out

2

: an employee of a store or restaurant who receives and records payments made by customers

cashier

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ca·​shier

ka-ˈshi(ə)r,

kə-

: to remove from a job

especially : to dismiss in disgrace