noun
- an officer on a ship or aircraft responsible for accounts and passenger welfare
Usage: nautical; aviation
Examples
- The purser collected tickets from all passengers before takeoff.
- She worked as a purser on cruise ships for five years.
- The ship’s purser handled all financial transactions during the voyage.
- Passengers should contact the purser for any billing questions.
- The airline purser announced safety instructions over the intercom.
- He reported the missing luggage to the purser immediately.