cashier
/kəˈʃɪə/verb, noun
cashier is spelled C-A-S-H-I-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, cashier means “To discard, put away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cashier?
| Letters | 7: C-A-S-H-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cashier?
Cashier appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cashier?
- UK /kəˈʃɪə/
As a noun (“One who works at a till or receives payments”): /kaˈʃɪə/, /ˈkaʃɪə/.
Cashier has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cashier.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cashier2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cashier?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cashier from its last stressed vowel (/ɪə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cashier
- cashiers present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- cashiering participle, present
- cashiered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cashier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.
They found an Army officer who had been a military failure until Bernard Baruch promoted him to General, and who in 1945 should have been able to hope for nothing better than that he could escape a court martial and thus avoid being cashier
- 2
To discard, put away.
- 3
To annul.
- 4
To work as a cashier (at a till or receiving payment).
noun
- 1
One who works at a till or receives payments.
- 2
Person in charge of the cash of a business or bank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cashier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | destituir , cajero |
| French | caissier, caissière |
| German | Kassierer, Kassiererin |
| Portuguese | caixa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cashier come from?
From Dutch casseren, kasseren, from Old French casser (“to break (up)”). During a ceremonial cashiering of a ranking military officer, the breakup was often symbolized dramatically by literally breaking the officer’s sword.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).