treasurer

[trezh-er-er]

noun

1. a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.

2. an officer of a government, corporation, association, or the like, in charge of the receipt, care, and disbursement of money.

Treasurer

¹

/ ˈtrɛʒərə /

noun

1. (in the Commonwealth of Australia and each of the Australian states) the minister of finance

treasurer

²

/ ˈtrɛʒərə /

noun

1. a person appointed to look after the funds of a society, company, city, or other governing body

Other Word Forms

• treasurership noun
• undertreasurer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of treasurer¹

1250–1300; Middle English tresorer < Anglo-French < Late Latin thēsaurārius. See treasure, -er ²

Example Sentences

As the freelance journalist Adam Ramsay has pointed out, the figure for paid-up members is given elsewhere, in a statement for the party treasurer in the accounts for the Liberal Democrats in England.

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That committee was gutted last month when a dispute led to the mass resignation of its president, vice-president and secretary, leaving its treasurer Thomas D'Souza to take over the helm, according to the Brisbane Times.

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The sticker book "is a way for fans to get to know the players and hopefully improve relations", said Tomos Roberts, the club's director and treasurer.

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Kounalakis said in a statement that as treasurer, she can “make the greatest impact by focusing on California’s financial future.”

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Owens is married to George Farmer, a British-American entrepreneur and the son of Baron Michael Farmer, a House of Lords peer and former Conservative Party treasurer who has distanced himself from some of Owens' views.

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Related Words

• officer