treasurer

noun

trea·​sur·​er ˈtre-zhə-rər How to pronounce treasurer (audio)
ˈtrā-;
ˈtrezh-rər,
ˈtrāzh-
1
: an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: such as
a
: a governmental officer charged with receiving, keeping, and disbursing public revenues
b
: the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation
2
: a guardian of a collection of treasures : curator
treasurership
ˈtre-zhə-rər-ˌship How to pronounce treasurer (audio)
ˈtrā-;
ˈtrezh-rər-
ˈtrāzh-
noun

Examples of treasurer in a Sentence

She is treasurer of the college.
Recent Examples on the Web When that fell through, the state treasurer sought an attorney general's opinion on whether the tax cut was temporary or permanent. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024 Rosa served as the company’s director and treasurer. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024 Though the commercial aircraft chiefs are based in Seattle, CFO Brian West and the treasurer work from suburban Connecticut, and the HR and PR heads from Orlando. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024 Griffin eventually became a founding member and longtime treasurer of the group that symbolized Eastside resistance to the prison — the Mothers of East Los Angeles. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 The bill added the secretary of state, attorney general, state comptroller, state treasurer and their employees to those who could carry guns at the capitol building as well as General Assembly employees and members of the Indiana Lobby Registration Commission. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024 My experience includes volunteering as treasurer and secretary of my homeowners association. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024 New leaders will take the reins of one of Kentucky's largest teachers unions this summer, with Jefferson County Teachers' Association members electing a new president, vice president and treasurer. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024 Trump will participate in a roundtable with the Teamsters’ general executive board, its president Sean O’Brien, general secretary treasurer Fred Zuckerman and other members, according to a press release. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of treasurer was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Treasurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasurer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

treasurer

noun
trea·​sur·​er ˈtrezh-rər How to pronounce treasurer (audio)
ˈtrezh-ər-ər,
ˈtrāzh-
: an officer of a club, business, or government who has charge of money taken in and paid out

Legal Definition

treasurer

noun
trea·​sur·​er
: an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: as
a
: a governmental officer charged with keeping, receiving, and disbursing public revenues
b
: the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation
treasurership noun

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