Purser
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A ship's officer responsible for managing financial accounts and attending to the welfare of passengers.
“The purser handed out boarding documents at the ship's main reception desk.”
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purs·er
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Ends in ER like many agent nouns and contains PURSE embedded within
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Worth 8 points and the ER ending provides a useful hook for extending to the right
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