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

• sack
• dismiss
• retire
• remove

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

While a flurry of bankruptcies did cashier a number of retail outlets, with Rite Aid and Joann leading the pack, the bankruptcy rate so far this year is much slower than last year at the same time, making the current trend that much more remarkable. —Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

The movie, which Polanski wrote with the British novelist Robert Harris (on whose 2013 novel it’s based), starts not with Dreyfus’s arrest or conviction but with his cashiering ceremony, in the courtyard of the École Militaire, in Paris. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025

Noun

Linked by the fire, a cashier, fire-fighter, district attorney and student battle to prevent tragedy, the blaze’s consequences still roiling two decades later. —John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025

Nevada Qualls, 25, earns $12 an hour, working as a cashier at city hall in Lake Providence. —NPR, 25 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for cashier

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cohere
• compere
• emir
• endear

Kids Definition

cashier

1 of 2 noun

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