treasurer

noun

trea·​sur·​er ˈtre-zhə-rər 

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 

ˈtrā-;

ˈtrezh-rər-

ˈtrāzh-

noun

Examples of treasurer in a Sentence

She is treasurer of the college.

Recent Examples on the Web

Voters will also decide the county's next assessor and treasurer, though the GOP incumbent is unopposed in the treasurer's race. —Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024

Treasurer Larry Rocca, a Republican, who is challenged by Democrat Mathew Churchwell of St. Clair Shores for treasurer. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024

As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri’s main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese companies, making Missouri among the first nationally to do so. —Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 25 July 2024

Republican primary: John Allen vs. William Lichtsinn Allen was first elected treasurer in 2020 after 12 years in the state House. —Jessica Boehm, Axios, 18 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

treasurer

noun

trea·​sur·​er ˈtrezh-rər 

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