purser

/pur-ser/US // ˈpɜr sər //UK // (ˈpɜːsə) //

炼油师,炼丹师,炼油工,负责人

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.

nountreasurer

Synonyms

You should hear me at table with the Ulster purser and a little punning microscopist called Davis.
After a time he was promoted to a stewardship and later became the purser of a rather important vessel.
When they saw that their complaints were futile they sent over one socialist leader to have it out with the overworked purser.
A few minutes later the purser came aft, carrying a parcel in his hand, which he carefully placed upon the taffrail.
It seemed that some months before he had been a purser on an East Indian liner.