Definition

1. Noun:

   • A person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant): A cashier is an employee who handles transactions at a point of sale.
   • An employee of a bank who receives and pays out money: A cashier is a bank employee who deals directly with customers for deposits, withdrawals, and other financial transactions.

2. Verb:

   • To discharge with dishonor, as in the army: To dismiss someone, especially a commissioned officer, from service in a disgraceful manner.
   • To discard or do away with: To reject or cast something aside.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • Please pay the cashier at the front of the store.
  • The bank cashier processed my deposit quickly and efficiently.

• Verb:

  • The officer was cashiered for gross misconduct.
  • The old policies were cashiered in favor of a new approach.

Advanced Usage

• "to be cashiered out": To be dismissed from service, especially under dishonorable circumstances.
  • He was cashiered out of the regiment after the scandal.

Variants and Related Words

• Cashier's check (n): A check guaranteed by a bank, drawn on the bank's own funds and signed by a cashier.
  • The landlord required a cashier's check for the security deposit.

Synonyms

• Noun: Teller, clerk, bursar.
• Verb: Dismiss, discharge, oust, discard, jettison.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly centered on the word "cashier".)

Noun

1. a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)
2. an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money

Verb

1. discharge with dishonor, as in the army
2. discard or do away with
   • cashier the literal sense of this word