Associations to the word «Purser»
Noun
- Merchant
- Cruelty
- Perth
- Coventry
- Rebound
- Cargo
- Adams
- Flight
- Provision
- Dorothy
- Pitt
- Dublin
- Quantity
- Harp
- Lounge
- Signature
- Board
- Anthology
- Desk
- Venus
- Burke
- Boat
- Store
- Jack
- Engineer
- Cheese
- Algorithm
- Stripe
- Claude
- Pound
- Jacket
- Vessel
- Sharpe
- Samuel
- Dose
- Dinner
- Expedition
- Bundle
- Office
- Alfred
- Karl
- Objection
- Supply
- Pay
- Gentleman
- Brien
- Trick
- Andrew
- Discourse
- Sleeping
- Sweat
- Fellow
- Shore
- Mr
- Clinton
- Walter
- Forehead
- Violin
- Royal
- Account
- Pan
- Hull
- Conversation
- Remark
Adjective
Wiktionary
PURSER, noun. The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.
PURSER RIGGED AND PARISH DAMNED, adjective. (obsolete) (nautical) (slang) Having joined the United States Navy, either because of destitution or in order to flee problems on land.
Dictionary definition
PURSER, noun. An officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.