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cashier

noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kaˈʃɪə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkaʃɪə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: /kəˈʃɪə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE0 SH IH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who works at a till or receives payments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Person in charge of the cash of a business or bank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To discard, put away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To annul.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To work as a cashier (at a till or receiving payment).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

8

noun

Meaning 8

an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: teller, bank clerk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: banker

9

verb

Meaning 9

discharge with dishonor, as in the army

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: free, discharge

10

verb

Meaning 10

discard or do away with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cashier the literal sense of this word

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: abolish, get rid of

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch cassier or French caissier, from French caisse.

From Dutch casseren, kasseren, from Old French casser (“to break (up)”). During a ceremonial cashiering of a ranking military officer, the breakup was often symbolized dramatically by literally breaking the officer’s sword.

Across languages

Translations

170 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: arkëtar — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Albanian: arkëtare — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Arabic: كَاشِير (kāšēr) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Arabic: كَاشِير (kāšīr) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Arabic: صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Armenian: գանձապահ (ganjapah) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Azerbaijani: kassir — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Azerbaijani: xəzinədar — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Belarusian: касі́р (kasír) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Belarusian: касі́рка (kasírka) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Bulgarian: касие́р (kasiér) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Bulgarian: касие́рка (kasiérka) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Burmese: ငွေကိုင် (ngwekuing) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Catalan: caixer — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Cebuano: kahero — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Cebuano: kahera — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出納員 /出纳员 (chūnàyuán) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Czech: pokladní — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Danish: kassedame — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Danish: kasserer — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Dutch: kassier — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Estonian: laekur — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Finnish: kassamyyjä — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Finnish: kassa — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Finnish: kassaneiti — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Finnish: kassavirkailija — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • French: caissier — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • French: caissière — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • German: Kassierer — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • German: Kassiererin — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Greek: ταμίας (tamías) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Haitian Creole: kesye — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Hebrew: קֻפַּאי (kupáy) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Hebrew: קֻפַּאִית (kupa'ít) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Hindi: केशियर (keśiyar) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Hindi: रोकड़िया (rokṛiyā) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Hungarian: pénztáros — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Hungarian: pénztárosnő — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Icelandic: gjaldkeri — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Indonesian: kasir — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Irish: airgeadóir — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Italian: cassiere — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Italian: cassiera — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Japanese: 出納係 (suitōgakari) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Japanese: レジ係 (reji gakari) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Kashubian: kasjéra — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Kazakh: кассир (kassir) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Korean: 출납계 (chullapgye) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Korean: 회계원 (hoegyewon) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Kyrgyz: кассир (kassir) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Latin: cistellātrix — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Latvian: kasieris — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Latvian: kasiere — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Lithuanian: kasininkas — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Macedonian: касие́р (kasiér) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Macedonian: касие́рка (kasiérka) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Macedonian: благајник (blagajnik) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Macedonian: благајничка (blagajnička) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Malay: juruwang — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Manx: argideyr — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Navajo: naʼiiłniihí — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kassadame — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kasserer — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kassadame — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Iranian Persian: صَنْدوقْدار (sanduġdâr) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Piedmontese: cassié — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Piedmontese: cassiera — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Polish: kasjer — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Polish: kasjerka — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Portuguese: caixa — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Romanian: casier — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Romanian: casieră — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Romanian: casieriță — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Russian: касси́р (kassír) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Russian: касси́рша (kassírša) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀сӣр — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀сӣрка — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Serbo-Croatian: бла̀га̄јнӣк — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Serbo-Croatian: бла̀га̄јница — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàsīr — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàsīrka — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Serbo-Croatian: blàgājnīk — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Serbo-Croatian: blàgājnica — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Slovak: pokladník — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Slovak: pokladníčka — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Slovene: blagajnik — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Slovene: blagajničar — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Slovene: blagajničarka — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Spanish: cajero — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Swedish: kassör — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Swedish: kassörska — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Swedish: kassapersonal — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Tagalog: kahero — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Tajik: сандуқдор (sanduqdor) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Tajik: кассир (kassir) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Thai: แคชเชียร์ (kɛ́t-chiia) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Turkish: kasiyer — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Turkmen: kassir — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Ukrainian: каси́р (kasýr) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Ukrainian: каси́рка (kasýrka) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Uyghur: كاسسىر (kassir) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Uzbek: kassir — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Vietnamese: nhân viên tính tiền — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Welsh: ariannwr — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Yiddish: קאַסירער (kasirer) — one who works at a till or receives payments
  • Albanian: arkëtar — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Albanian: arkëtare — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Arabic: أَمِينُ الصُّنْدُوقِ (ʔamīnu ṣ-ṣundūqi) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Armenian: գանձապահ (ganjapah) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Belarusian: касі́р (kasír) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Belarusian: касі́рка (kasírka) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Bulgarian: касиер (kasier) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Catalan: caixer — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出納員 /出纳员 (chūnàyuán) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Czech: pokladní — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Czech: pokladník — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Czech: pokladnice — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Danish: kasserer — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Esperanto: kasisto — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Finnish: kassanhoitaja — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Finnish: pääkassanhoitaja — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Finnish: pääkassa — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • German: Kassierer — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • German: Kassiererin — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Greek: ταμίας (tamías) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Hindi: ख़ज़ानची (xazāncī) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Hungarian: pénztáros — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Hungarian: pénztárosnő — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Hungarian: pénztárnok — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Hungarian: pénzkezelő — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Hungarian: pénzügyi ügyintéző — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Irish: airgeadóir — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Korean: 계산원 (gyesanwon) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Macedonian: благајник (blagajnik) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Manx: argideyr — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Polish: kasjer — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Polish: kasjerka — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Portuguese: caixa — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Romanian: casier — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Romanian: casieră — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Romanian: casieriță — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Russian: касси́р (kassír) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Russian: касси́рша (kassírša) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Slovak: pokladník — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Slovak: pokladníčka — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Spanish: cajero — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Swedish: kassör — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Turkish: veznedar — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Turkish: kasiyer — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Ottoman Turkish: وزنهجی (vezneci) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Ukrainian: каси́р (kasýr) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Ukrainian: каси́рка (kasýrka) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Urdu: خَزانْچی (xazāncī) — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Vietnamese: thu ngân — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Welsh: ariannwr — person in charge of the cash of a business or bank
  • Bulgarian: уволнявам (uvolnjavam) — to dismiss from service
  • Catalan: destituir — to dismiss from service
  • Dutch: ontslaan — to dismiss from service
  • Finnish: erottaa — to dismiss from service
  • Greek: αποτάσσω (apotásso) — to dismiss from service
  • Hungarian: elbocsát — to dismiss from service
  • Hungarian: felfüggeszt — to dismiss from service
  • Hungarian: rangjától megfoszt — to dismiss from service
  • Irish: bris — to dismiss from service
  • Irish: urscaoil — to dismiss from service
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kassere — to dismiss from service
  • Polish: zwalniać ze służby — to dismiss from service
  • Polish: zwolnić ze służby — to dismiss from service
  • Romanian: destitui — to dismiss from service
  • Spanish: destituir — to dismiss from service
Real reading context

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