Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An official in charge of funds, as at a college or university; a treasurer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A student in a college who receives an allowance from a fund for his subsistence, called a burse or bursary.
- noun The purser, treasurer, or bailiff of a college or other community.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser.
- noun A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
treasurer of auniversity ,college orschool .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the treasurer at a college or university
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The bursar hated Conan, ever since the time when the Cimmerian caught him taking extra servings of victuals from the mess hall - sustenance intended for warriors, not scribblers.
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Without the slightest shift of his gaze, the bursar said to Conan simply, "Late."
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"No," replied Conan, bending his neck to once again face the bursar.
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At the end of the bunkhall, behind the chipped and battered wooden desk, sat the bursar, piggish eyes fixed on the newcomer, a smirk affixed firmly on his wide visage.
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The Cimmerian extended his broad arms to hold the bursar outside the window, then simply opened his clenched fingers.
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"Conan!" screamed the bursar, tiny eyes now open wide, fear registered for the first - and last - time.
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Friday 11 MarchWe're led through the imposing arches of Pembroke College for an interview with the bursar.
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His father was a naval commander of "flinty and adamant" Tory views who became a school bursar.
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If I'm a headmaster or bursar and my capital budget has been frozen, the ability to replace my kit within the operating budget, which is under my control, is appealing, Payne-Shelley says.
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"Remove your hands, barbarian!" squealed the bursar, struggling to free himself from the steely grasp.
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