Cashierer

/kæʃˈɪərər/ noun

Definition

A person who cashiers or dismisses someone, particularly a military officer who formally removes another from their position.

Etymology

From 'cashier' (to dismiss) plus the agent suffix '-er.' This is a rare term from military contexts describing the officer conducting a cashiering ceremony.

Kelly Says

Cashierer is an archaic military term you'd find in 18th-century officer records—it's the person who officially performed the ceremony of cashiering, making it one of the few job titles derived from acts of formal humiliation.

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