Bursar

  • 11bursar — noun Etymology: Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French burser, from Medieval Latin bursarius, from bursa Date: 13th century an officer (as of a monastery or college) in charge of funds ; treasurer …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12bursar — /berr seuhr, sahr/, n. 1. a treasurer or business officer, esp. of a college or university. 2. (in the Middle Ages) a university student. 3. Chiefly Scot. a student attending a university on a scholarship. [1400 50; < ML bursarius a purse keeper …

    Universalium

  • 13bursar — noun the treasurer of a university, college or school …

    Wiktionary

  • 14bursar — Synonyms and related words: accountant, auditor, bookkeeper, cashier, cashkeeper, chamberlain, compensator, comptroller, controller, curator, defrayer, depositary, depository, financial officer, liquidator, payer, paymaster, purse bearer, purser …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 15bursar — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. treasurer, controller, purser, cashier; see accountant , treasurer …

    English dictionary for students

  • 16bursar — bur|sar [ˈbə:sə US ˈbə:rsər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Medieval Latin; Origin: bursarius, from bursa bag (for money) ] someone at a school or college who deals with the accounts and office work …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17bursar — bur|sar [ bɜrsər ] noun count someone who is in charge of financial matters in a school, college, or university …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18bursar — see PURSE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 19bursar — bur·sar || bɜːsÉ™ n. cashier, treasurer …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20bursar — noun 1》 chiefly Brit. a person who manages the financial affairs of a college or school. 2》 Scottish a student holding a bursary. Origin ME: from Fr. boursier or med. L. bursarius, from bursa (see bursa) …

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