| Bursar 1. (n.) A treasurer, or cash keeper; as, the bursar of a college, or of a monastery. 2. (n.) A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support. Thesaurus Entries accountant, auditor, bookkeeper, cashier, cashkeeper, chamberlain, compensator, comptroller, controller, curator, defrayer, depositary, depository, financial officer, liquidator, payer, paymaster, purse bearer, purser, ratepayer, receiver, recompenser, remunerator, steward, taxpayer, treasurer, trustee |