treasurer
noun
a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
treasurer
American
[trezh-er-er]
/ ˈtrɛʒ ər ər /
noun
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treasurers
plural
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a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
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an officer of a government, corporation, association, or the like, in charge of the receipt, care, and disbursement of money.
Treasurer
1
British
/ ˈtrɛʒərə /
noun
treasurer
2
British
/ ˈtrɛʒərə /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of treasurer
1250–1300; Middle English tresorer < Anglo-French < Late Latin thēsaurārius. See treasure, -er 2
Explanation
A treasurer has the important job of tallying up funds received by an organization, handing out money for expenses, and keeping track of how much is left over. Governments, businesses, clubs, and charities all have treasurers to manage their money. If you volunteer to be the treasurer of your school French club, you'll be responsible for keeping track of the money that comes in from your bake sale, as well as what's spent on your trip to Quebec. The noun treasurer comes from the Old French word for "treasure," tresor, which has its ultimate root in the Greek word thesauros, "store, treasure, or treasure house."
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The race for California’s open treasurer seat is between Eleni Kounalakis, the current lieutenant governor, and Republican Jennifer Hawks, who has not held elected office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Molina served as a treasurer for the organization, which isn’t named in the indictment but is described as a booster club for a high school football team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Now we give away 3.4 million books a month to kids" up to age five, Dollywood Foundation's treasurer Eugene Naughton told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Boston Beer said its CFO and treasurer, Diego Reynoso, is stepping down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
He stopped for another moment, then asked: “Don’t you have a meeting with Endovier’s treasurer? I wouldn’t want you to be late, especially when you came all this way to meet with him.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
California’s low-profile lieutenant governor race pits Democratic Treasurer Fiona Ma against former Democratic Senate leader Gloria Romero, who’s running as a Republican.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says Australia's investment boom in data centres is being accompanied by a boom in renewable energy.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"I think people have legitimate concerns about where they fit in the economy," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said when asked what was driving that.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced changes to the tax system around property ownership, ending so-called “negative gearing” that directs generous financial incentives toward those buying investment homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Brother Leon had “volunteered” Brian Cochran for the position of Treasurer of the Chocolate Sale.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
This has been an ongoing theme for some time now but even the most optimistic CFOs and treasurers now forecast issuance scenarios that yields are unlikely to fall materially near-term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The treasurers questioned Musk’s role in the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and cited dropping share prices and vehicle delivery numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
I had a chance this week to give a talk to a group of about 4,000 people who work in government finance roles, so city treasurers, sewer authorities, that sort of thing.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
In her veto message, Kelly suggested that neither the state’s founders nor any of its treasurers would have seen such a program as part of the office’s duties.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
The officers to be chosen were Mayors, or Alcaldes; members of City Councils or Ayuntamientos; municipal treasurers and judges, and judges of the police courts.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
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