bursarPronunciation: /ˈbəːsə/Translate bursar | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of bursar noun chiefly British 1a person who manages the financial affairs of a college or school. 2Scottish a student who holds a bursary. Origin: late Middle English: from French boursier or (in sense 1) medieval Latin bursarius, from bursa 'bag, purse' (see bursa)Spelling helpSpell bursar with -ar at the end.bursar in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bursar in the US English dictionary