auditor

[aw-di-ter]

noun

1. a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.

2. a university student registered for a course without credit and without obligation to do work assigned to the class.

3. a hearer; listener.

auditor

/ ˈɔːdɪtə /

noun

1. a person qualified to audit accounts

2. a person who hears or listens

3. a registered student who attends a class that is not an official part of his course of study, without actively participating it

Other Word Forms

• auditorship noun
• subauditor noun
• superauditor noun
• auditorial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditor¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English auditour, from Anglo-French, from Latin audītor “hearer,” from audī(re) “to hear” + -tor -tor

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditor¹

C14: from Old French auditeur, from Latin audītor a hearer

Example Sentences

Flexport’s tools include an AI-powered auditor for new customers that analyzes prior customs entries for inaccuracies and potential audit flags as well as ways to reduce future duties.

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Written briefs, oral presentations, and published opinions would provide the accounting equivalent of case law, producing a body of precedent to guide auditors, preparers, and users of financial statements.

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“A jury decided that the death penalty would be proper,” said Gibson, a former sheriff’s deputy who now works as a fraud investigator for the state auditor.

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The close ties between private equity and auditors have raised concerns over the potential threat to the independence of auditors, who are intended to be objective assessors of financial information.

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With a home audit, a certified contractor or auditor assesses your appliances, heating and cooling systems, insulation, lighting and writes up recommendations.

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