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.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster.
The office of purser.
Treasurer Roget’s Thesaurus §801
N. treasurer, bursar, bursary, purser, purse bearer, cash keeper, banker, depositary, questor, receiver, steward, trustee, accountant, accountant general, almoner, liquidator, paymaster, cashier, teller, cambist, money changer, financier, secretary of the treasury, chancellor of the exchequer, minister of finance
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