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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Voucher \Vouch"er\, noun
1. One who vouches, or gives witness or full attestation, to anything.
Will his vouchers vouch him no more? --Shak.
The great writers of that age stand up together as vouchers for one another's reputation. --Spectator.
2. A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts.
3. (Law) (a) The act of calling in a person to make good his warranty of title in the old form of action for the recovery of lands. (b) The tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in another to establish his warranty of title. In common recoveries, there may be a single voucher or double vouchers. --Blackstone.
4. A document attesting to a credit against certain defined expenditures; a recipt for prepayment; -- often used in pre-arranged travel plans, to provide evidence of pre-payment of the cost of lodging, transportation, or meals. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
voucher
noun
1: someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement [syn: {verifier}]
2: a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure
3: a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed [syn: {coupon}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
94 Moby Thesaurus words for "voucher": CD, IOU, MO, acceptance, acceptance bill, acknowledgment, acquittance, advocacy, advocating, advocation, affidavit, attestant, attestation, attestator, attester, authority, authorization, bank acceptance, bank check, bill, bill of draft, bill of exchange, bill of health, blank check, bystander, canceled check, certificate, certificate of character, certificate of deposit, certificate of proficiency, certification, certified check, character, character reference, check, checkbook, cheque, cojuror, commercial paper, compurgator, credential, debenture, demand bill, demand draft, deponent, deposition, diploma, discharge, draft, due bill, earwitness, exchequer bill, eyewitness, informant, informer, letter of credit, letter of introduction, money order, navicert, negotiable instrument, notarized statement, note, note of hand, paper, passerby, patronage, postal order, promissory note, quittance, receipt, receipt in full, recommend, recommendation, reference, release, sheepskin, sight bill, sight draft, spectator, swearer, sworn statement, testamur, testifier, testimonial, ticket, time bill, time draft, trade acceptance, treasury bill, visa, vise, warrant, warranty, witness
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