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Webster 1913 Edition

Purser

Purs′er

,
Noun.
[See
Purse
, and cf.
Bursar
.]
1.
(Naut.)
A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; – now called
paymaster
.
2.
A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc.
3.
Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.
Purser’s name
(Naut.)
,
a false name.
[Slang]

Webster 1828 Edition

Purser

PURS'ER

,
Noun.
In the navy, an officer who has charge of the provisions of a ship of war, and attends to their preservation and distribution among the officers and crew.

Definition 2024

purser

purser

English

Noun

purser ‎(plural pursers)

  1. The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.
    • 1915, George A. Birmingham, “chapter I”, in Gossamer (Project Gutenberg; EBook #24394), London: Methuen & Co., published 8 January 2013 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 558189256:
      There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. […] Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams.
    • 1962, J. L. Austin, How To Do Things With Words
      If we offend against any of the other rules (A's or B's) - that is if we, say, utter the formula incorrectly, or if, say, we are not in a position to do the act because we are, say, married already, or it is the purser and not the captain who is conducting the ceremony, then the act in question, e.g. marrying, is not successfully performed at all, does not come off, is not achieved.

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