noun
cashier
ka-SHEER/kæˈʃɪr/
A worker who receives payments in a store, bank, or business.
The cashier sorts banknotes into the open cash register drawer.
Etymology
A caissier was a treasurer, with the title derived from the word for a money box. That responsibility for money remains central to the modern worker's role in handling payments.
In context
Maybe it's a cashier giving change. Maybe it's a coin roll from the bank. Maybe it's sitting in an old jar in your house
More examples
- I hand the cashier a coupon before paying.
- The bank cashier gives me a receipt for my payment.
- Two cashiers keep the checkout lines moving.
Forms
cashier · cashiers
cash noun — Money in bills and coins.
Similar words
- teller
- Handles customer deposits, withdrawals, and payments specifically at a bank.
- checkout clerk
- Processes purchases at a store checkout, rather than other businesses.