treasurer

American  

[trezh-er-er] / ˈtrɛʒ ər ər /

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.

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Treasurer ¹ British  

/ ˈtrɛʒərə /

noun

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

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treasurer ² British  

/ ˈtrɛʒərə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• treasurership noun
• undertreasurer noun

Etymology

Origin of treasurer

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

Example Sentences

An elected treasurer does more than sign checks or track budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal

The watchdog said it would take no further action in a letter to Reform UK's treasurer, shared with the BBC.

From BBC

It welcomed the former Scottish Conservative treasurer Lord Offord as a new member last weekend.

From BBC

The temple’s treasurer, desperate to avoid a scandal, dragoons Gabriel into finding out who’s behind these grisly deeds.

From The Wall Street Journal

And because I could remember the entire budget in my head, it wasn’t long before I became the church treasurer.

From Literature

Related Words

• officer