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cashier en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kəˈʃɪə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Dutch casseren, kasseren, from Old French casser (“to break (up)”). During a ceremonial cashiering of a ranking military officer, the breakup was often symbolized dramatically by literally breaking the officer’s sword.

Meanings

1. (archaic, transitive) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.
   • His ninth Legion having mutined neere unto Placentia, he presently cassiered the same with great ignominie unto it[…]. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 34, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
   • The recent cashiering for disobedience of orders of a Major-General who is claimed, we know not with what truth, to be of the "conservative" order, has raised this outcry louder and fiercer than ever. 1863 February 1, “Politics of Military Commanders.”, in The New York Times:
   • The Directory had been deregulating the economy since Thermidor; but it had not cashiered the police spies on which the Terror had depended, and these allowed the government to keep abreast of the threat. 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 510:
   • Inevitably his appeals for financial assistance were ignored and, though not cashiered from the army, he was pointedly cold-shouldered by his brother officers. 2012, Jonathan Keates, “Mon Père, ce héros”, in Literary Review, section 402:
   • They found an Army officer who had been a military failure until Bernard Baruch promoted him to General, and who in 1945 should have been able to hope for nothing better than that he could escape a court martial and thus avoid being cashiered, if he could prove that all the atrocities and all the sabotage of American interests of which he had been guilty in Europe had been carried out over his protest and under categorical orders from the President. 1968, Revilo P. Oliver, “What We Owe Our Parasites” (speech)
2. (transitive) To discard, put away.
   • Today, haute couture is finished, snorts [Pierre] Bergé at his most gallic, no more than a licence to flog scent and handbags, and a pastime for bored supermodels and cashiered pop stars. 2015 November 26, Stephen Smith, “The £30m bookshelf: Pierre Bergé and the greatest stories ever sold”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • Once Princess in Love was published, Diana threw both Hewitt and Pasternak under the bus. Besotted to the end, her cashiered toy soldier never revealed whether or not he had done her bidding. 2022 April 5, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair:
3. (transitive) To annul.

Forms

Translations (15)

ca destituir (to dismiss from service) · el αποτάσσω (to dismiss from service) · pl zwolnić ze służby (to dismiss from service) · ro destitui (to dismiss from service) · bg уволнявам (to dismiss from service) · nl ontslaan (to dismiss from service) · ga urscaoil (to dismiss from service) · nb kassere (to dismiss from service) · hu elbocsát (to dismiss from service) · pl zwalniać ze służby (to dismiss from service) · fi erottaa (to dismiss from service) · ga bris (to dismiss from service) · hu felfüggeszt (to dismiss from service) · es destituir (to dismiss from service) · hu rangjától megfoszt (to dismiss from service)

cashier en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkaʃɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kaˈʃɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch cassier or French caissier, from French caisse.

Meanings

1. One who works at a till or receives payments.
   • The chefs never cooked before, the cashiers never cashiered before, the dishwashers never dishwashed before, the waitresses never waitressed before, and the managers never managed before. 2007, Thomas Quealy, M + M:
   • So when everyone was stopping at the grocery store for one or two things on the way home from work, inundating each express lane with at least ten custies, the cashier on the express lane was due for a break […] 2012, Freeman Hall, Coworker Hell: A Retail Hell Underground Digital Short:
2. Person in charge of the cash of a business or bank.

Forms

Deriveds

cashierment · uncashiered · cashierer · subcashier · cashierless

Descendants

ਕੈਸ਼ੀਅਰ

Hyponyms

saraf · shroff

Translations (164)

th แคชเชียร์ (one who works at a till or receives payments) · kk кассир (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sl blagajnik (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sh kàsīr (one who works at a till or receives payments) · it cassiere (one who works at a till or receives payments) · mk благајничка (one who works at a till or receives payments) · pl kasjer (one who works at a till or receives payments) · yi קאַסירער (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sh kàsīrka (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hu pénztáros (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · lt kasininkas (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hu pénztárosnő (one who works at a till or receives payments) · dsb kasěraŕka (one who works at a till or receives payments) · cmn 出納員 /出纳员 (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · hsb kasěrar (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ceb kahera (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sk pokladník (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ru касси́р (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · hu pénztáros (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sh ка̀сӣр (one who works at a till or receives payments) · pl kasjerka (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ro casieră (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · nl kassier (one who works at a till or receives payments) · nb kassadame (one who works at a till or receives payments) · tg сандуқдор (one who works at a till or receives payments) · fr caissier (one who works at a till or receives payments) · pms cassié (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hsb pokładniča (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hu pénzügyi ügyintéző (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · mk благајник (one who works at a till or receives payments) · de Kassierer (one who works at a till or receives payments) · lv kasieris (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ota وزنهجی (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · sq arkëtar (one who works at a till or receives payments) · id kasir (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hsb pokładnik (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sl blagajničar (one who works at a till or receives payments) · de Kassierer (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · fi kassanhoitaja (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · ru касси́рша (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ht kesye (one who works at a till or receives payments) · be касі́р (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hi ख़ज़ानची (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · es cajero (one who works at a till or receives payments) · pl kasjer (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · la cistellātrix (one who works at a till or receives payments) · be касі́рка (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · ca caixer (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · fa-ira صَنْدوقْدار (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ca caixer (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hy գանձապահ (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · da kasserer (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · nn kassadame (one who works at a till or receives payments) · bg касиер (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · mk касие́рка (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hy գանձապահ (one who works at a till or receives payments) · es cajero (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · nv naʼiiłniihí (one who works at a till or receives payments) · da kassedame (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sq arkëtare (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · dsb pókładnica (one who works at a till or receives payments) · et laekur (one who works at a till or receives payments) · az kassir (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ru касси́рша (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · gv argideyr (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · fi pääkassa (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · sq arkëtare (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sv kassapersonal (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ko 출납계 (one who works at a till or receives payments) · dsb pókładnik (one who works at a till or receives payments) · pms cassiera (one who works at a till or receives payments) · tr kasiyer (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · de Kassiererin (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · sk pokladník (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · uk каси́р (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · cs pokladní (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · de Kassiererin (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ar صَرَّاف (one who works at a till or receives payments) · az xəzinədar (one who works at a till or receives payments) · pt caixa (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ar أَمِينُ الصُّنْدُوقِ (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · he קֻפַּאי (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sh blàgājnica (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sq arkëtar (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · be касі́р (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · ko 회계원 (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sv kassör (one who works at a till or receives payments) · bg касие́рка (one who works at a till or receives payments) · vi thu ngân (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · gv argideyr (one who works at a till or receives payments) · be касі́рка (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sv kassör (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · tk kassir (one who works at a till or receives payments) · nb kasserer (one who works at a till or receives payments) · eo kasisto (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · lv kasiere (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hsb pokładnica (one who works at a till or receives payments) · fi kassavirkailija (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sv kassörska (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ur خَزانْچی (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · sh ка̀сӣрка (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hi रोकड़िया (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ko 계산원 (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · hu pénzkezelő (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · tg кассир (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ug كاسسىر (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sh blàgājnīk (one who works at a till or receives payments) · csb kasjéra (one who works at a till or receives payments) · pt caixa (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · ky кассир (one who works at a till or receives payments) · fi kassa (one who works at a till or receives payments) · uk каси́р (one who works at a till or receives payments) · mk касие́р (one who works at a till or receives payments) · bg касие́р (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hu pénztárnok (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · ar كَاشِير (one who works at a till or receives payments) · cmn 出納員 /出纳员 (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ja レジ係 (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sk pokladníčka (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · cs pokladní (one who works at a till or receives payments) · el ταμίας (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · cs pokladník (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · fr caissière (one who works at a till or receives payments) · uk каси́рка (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hi केशियर (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ro casier (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · uk каси́рка (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · ro casieriță (one who works at a till or receives payments) · pl kasjerka (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · sk pokladníčka (one who works at a till or receives payments) · tr kasiyer (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ga airgeadóir (one who works at a till or receives payments) · cy ariannwr (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ro casieră (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ceb kahero (one who works at a till or receives payments) · vi nhân viên tính tiền (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ro casier (one who works at a till or receives payments) · it cassiera (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ga airgeadóir (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · sh бла̀га̄јница (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ja 出納係 (one who works at a till or receives payments) · uz kassir (one who works at a till or receives payments) · is gjaldkeri (one who works at a till or receives payments) · my ငွေကိုင် (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ro casieriță (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · mk благајник (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · cs pokladnice (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · he קֻפַּאִית (one who works at a till or receives payments) · hu pénztárosnő (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · hsb kasěrarka (one who works at a till or receives payments) · fi pääkassanhoitaja (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · tl kahero (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sl blagajničarka (one who works at a till or receives payments) · tr veznedar (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank) · dsb kasěraŕ (one who works at a till or receives payments) · fi kassamyyjä (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ru касси́р (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ms juruwang (one who works at a till or receives payments) · fi kassaneiti (one who works at a till or receives payments) · sh бла̀га̄јнӣк (one who works at a till or receives payments) · ar كَاشِير (one who works at a till or receives payments) · da kasserer (one who works at a till or receives payments) · el ταμίας (one who works at a till or receives payments) · cy ariannwr (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank)

cashier en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkaʃɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kaˈʃɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch cassier or French caissier, from French caisse.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To work as a cashier (at a till or receiving payment).
   • The chefs never cooked before, the cashiers never cashiered before, the dishwashers never dishwashed before, the waitresses never waitressed before, and the managers never managed before. 2007, Thomas Quealy, M + M:
   • The employer places more emphasis on cashiering skills. Taking the customer's money has risen in importance to the point where many stores have specialists whose sole duty is manning the cash registers. 1983 May 15, Linda Dyer, “A CUSTOMER'S RIGHTS”, in The New York Times:

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