purser
nounThe officer in charge of money matters on board a ship or commercial aircraft.
An official charged with the keeping of accounts and the disbursing of money; specifically, an officer who keeps the accounts of a ship, and has charge of the provisions, pay, etc.: now called in the navy paymaster.
In mining, the paymaster or cashier of a mine, and the official to whom notices of transfer are sent for registration in the cost-book.
A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster.
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.
