Definition of bursar Bursar
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What does bursar mean?
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| bursar - the treasurer at a college or university |
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Wiktionary 
- bursar (Noun)
The treasurer of a university, college or school.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bursar (n.)
A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a college, or of a monastery. - bursar (n.)
A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bursar
burs′ar, n. one who keeps the purse, a treasurer: in Scotland, a student maintained at a university by funds derived from endowment.—adj. Bursar′ial.—ns. Burs′arship, the office of a bursar; Burs′ary, in Scotland, the allowance paid to a bursar; Burse, a purse, an obsolete form of Bourse.—adjs. Bursic′ulate, bursiform: resembling a small pouch, or provided with such; Burs′iform, pouch-shaped. [Low L. bursarius—bursa, a purse—Gr. byrsa, skin or leather.]
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🔤- bursar, noun, singular of bursars.
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