Cashier
/kæˈʃɪə(ɹ)/noun
A person who handles money transactions, especially at a store, or to dismiss someone from a job or rank.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from a term for a money box or treasury, not from “cash” in the modern sense, and its older history shows how language for money often grows out of containers, counting, and control.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
capsa
“a box, case, or container”
Old French
Old French
caisse
“a box or chest; later, a money box or cash desk”
Middle French
French
caissier
“a keeper of a cash box; a treasurer”
17th Century
English
cashier
“a treasurer or one who handles money”
18th Century
English
cashier
“to dismiss from service or office; later also a person handling payments”