Spanish Conversation · Level 105
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Spanish word
cajero
Pronunciation
IPA/kaˈxeɾo/
Meaning
- masculine nouncashier
Example
Pagué al cajero con tarjeta.
I paid the cashier with a card.
More examples
Le pedí al cajero que me diera el recibo.
I asked the cashier for the receipt.
Core concept
Person at a shop cash register handing change and a receipt.
Common phrases
pagar al cajero
pay the cashier
pedir el recibo al cajero
ask the cashier for the receipt
solicitar el cambio al cajero
ask the cashier for change
Similar words
cajero automático: Automated machine in banks or shops for withdrawing cash and checking balances.
dependiente: Store employee who assists customers on the sales floor and completes purchases.
vendedor: Person who sells goods directly to customers, often from a stall or the street.
Definition in Spanish
Trabajador que gestiona cobros en la caja registradora de un comercio.
Word origin
From Spanish caja 'box, cash register' (from Latin capsa) plus the agent suffix -ero, originally meaning 'one who works at the box' and now the worker who handles the register and payments.
Usage tips
- Spanish uses cajero automático for an ATM, so cajero alone usually names the person taking payments and speakers often say cajero de banco for a bank teller.
Other meanings
- ATMnoun
- bank tellernoun
Related words
- cajerafemale cashiernoun