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purser
purser.
1. In the merchant marine the officer in charge of the financial side of administering a ship's crew, and particularly the passengers of cruise ships and ferries. 2. The old name by which the paymaster, and officer responsible for provisions and clothing, was known in both the British and US navies during the days of sail. In the British Navy he was placed on board a ship by the Victualling Board and was paid partly by a small direct salary and partly by a commission on the issue of the daily victualling allowance, a method of payment which led to some abuse of his responsibilities. |
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"purser." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "purser." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-purser.html "purser." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-purser.html |
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purs·er / ˈpərsər/ • n. an officer on a ship who keeps the accounts, esp. the head steward on a passenger vessel. |
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"purser." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "purser." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-purser.html "purser." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-purser.html |
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purser •anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, curiosa, Formosa, grocer, samosa, Via Dolorosa
•coaxer, hoaxer
•greengrocer
•rejoicer, voicer
•Abu Musa, Appaloosa, babirusa, inducer, introducer, juicer, producer, reducer, rusa, seducer, sprucer, traducer
•discusser, fusser, trusser
•propulsor, Tulsa, ulcer
•oncer • conveyancer • piercer
•influencer • Odense • balancer
•silencer • grimacer • trespasser
•harasser • remembrancer
•licenser, licensor
•traverser • canvasser • sequencer
•bursar, converser, curser, cursor, disburser, mercer, purser, rehearser, reverser, vice versa
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"purser." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "purser." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-purser.html "purser." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-purser.html |
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