What does "purser" mean?
Purser: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier. Purser's name (Naut.), a false name. [Slang]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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