资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See {Purse}, and cf. {Bursar}.]
   1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge
      of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on
      shipboard; -- now called {paymaster}.

   2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to
      keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of
      freight, tickets, etc.

   3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.

   {Purser's name} (Naut.), a false name. [Slang]