/ kæˈʃɪə(r); NAmE -ˈʃɪr/ noun , verb
■ noun
a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a bank, shop / store, hotel, etc.
■ verb
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] to make sb leave the army, navy, etc. because they have done sth wrong
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WORD ORIGIN
noun late 16th cent.: from Dutch cassier or French caissier , from caisse cash.
verb late 16th cent. (in the sense dismiss or disband troops ): from Flemish kasseren disband (troops) or revoke (a will), from French casser revoke, dismiss, from Latin quassare , from cassus null, void.