treasurer

[ trezh-er-er ]
/ ˈtrɛʒ ər ər /
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noun

a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
an officer of a government, corporation, association, or the like, in charge of the receipt, care, and disbursement of money.

Origin of treasurer

1250–1300; Middle English tresorer < Anglo-French < Late Latin thēsaurārius. See treasure, -er2

OTHER WORDS FROM treasurer

treas·ur·er·ship, noun un·der·treas·ur·er, noun

Words nearby treasurer

treasure house, treasure hunt, treasure island, treasure state, treasure-trove, treasurer, treasurer of the united states, treasury, treasury bench, treasury bill, treasury bills

Words related to treasurer

officer, comptroller, cashier, curator, purser, bursar, financier, exchequer, chamberlain, quaestor

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British Dictionary definitions for treasurer (1 of 2)

treasurer
/ (ˈtrɛʒərə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of treasurer

treasurership, noun

British Dictionary definitions for treasurer (2 of 2)

Treasurer
/ (ˈtrɛʒərə) /

noun

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