cashiered; cashiering; cashiers
Definition of cashier
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
nounDefinition of cashier (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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
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The first known use of cashier was in 1592
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