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
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
Clive Sinclair3
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
Ellen Sussman
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
Examples of cashier in a Sentence
Verb
He was cashiered from the army.
was abruptly cashiered after money was found missing from the safe
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Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The House version repeals some important parts of it, such as the electric vehicle tax credit, but stops short of cashiering it entirely.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2025
Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Green said a cashier told her these locations were a lot like how many Starbucks have locations right next to each other, although Green pointed out in her video that Starbucks stores are not normally directly opposite each other.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Verb
Federal employees have been cashiered by the thousands.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The House version repeals some important parts of it, such as the electric vehicle tax credit, but stops short of cashiering it entirely.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2025
Noun
The jobs most at risk include cashiers and ticket clerks, administrative assistants, caretakers, cleaners and housekeepers.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Green said a cashier told her these locations were a lot like how many Starbucks have locations right next to each other, although Green pointed out in her video that Starbucks stores are not normally directly opposite each other.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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“Cashier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cashier. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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