treasurer
noun
a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
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treasurer
American
[trezh-er-er]
/ ˈtrɛʒ ər ər /
noun
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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
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British
/ ˈtrɛʒərə /
noun
treasurer
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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."
Vocabulary lists containing treasurer
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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Example Sentences
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Cassidy, Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow, and state treasurer John Fleming have been relatively bunched in the polling.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Australia’s treasurer touted the latest budget as reform-focused and the most ambitious in a generation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
George Deukmejian asking that he be appointed state treasurer — and a distraction from getting more of their own elected to Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
“From age 30 to a hypothetical age 90 actual death, that could increase the death benefit two or threefold,” says Weber, who is also treasurer of the Life Insurance Consumer Advocacy Center.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
He was the treasurer of the revolution in the Macondo region.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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