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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.

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

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Her nephew Malpica was elevated to the roles of national treasurer and finance director of the state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, giving him control of a vast portfolio of public spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Brandon Beach is the treasurer of the United States, a job that is cool in one respect, which is that your signature appears on America’s paper currency.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

This would follow an earlier Tennessee law, from 2023, that set the foundation for the state treasurer to buy and sell gold and silver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The slide presentation Monday featured at least one use of new tech: an AI-generated image of alphabet soup, created by the firm’s treasurer, showing the many acronyms to describe complex liquidity regulations.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

I asked if we could watch a van Damme movie and they said it was rated R, and also I’m just the treasurer.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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