Cashier Definition, Pronunciation & Job Role

Meaning 1：store payment handler (Cashier)

Cashier 🔊

/kæˈʃɪr/

A person who handles money transactions, like taking payments and giving change, usually in a store or supermarket.

store payment handler 🔊

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/stɔːr ˈpeɪmənt ˈhændlər/

An employee who collects money from customers and gives change in retail stores.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Beginner

📖 Root Explanation

From French 'caissier', from Latin 'capsa' (box).

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'cash ear' - a cashier hears your cash and gives change.

📖 Example

After picking up groceries, I went to the cashier to pay for my items. 🔊 After picking up groceries, I went to the cashier to pay for my items.

🔗 Collocations

stand in the cashier line – Wait in line at the checkout

pay at the cashier – Complete payment at the checkout counter

cashier counter – The counter where payments are handled

🔄 Synonyms

teller (n.) – A bank employee who handles transactions

checkout clerk (n.) – A person who operates the checkout counter in a store

sales clerk (n.) – A shop assistant who serves customers

🚫 Antonyms

customer (n.) – A person who buys goods or services

shopper (n.) – Someone who is shopping, opposite of the one serving

manager (n.) – A person who oversees the store, not directly handling payments

🌱 Derivatives

cashier (v.) – To handle cash transactions as a cashier

cashiering (n.) – The job of a cashier

📖 Cultural Story

Rooted in Latin 'capsa' (box), via French 'caissier', originally a person in charge of a money box. Common in retail today.