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

Overseeing the district superintendent and treasurer are among the most important roles a school board plays, and this responsibility needs to be taken seriously with objective standards, transparently applied. —Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025

Medlin, 57, has served on the England City Council for the past seven years, and holds other community roles including the England Elementary School librarian, treasurer for the England Church of Christ and secretary of the England Friends of the Public Library, according to the news release. —Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2025

Slovak, who has three children attending school in Folsom, works as the event’s treasurer. —JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025

Prior to joining Designer Brands, Poff served as VP and treasurer at Big Lots since February 2004. —Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for treasurer

• measurer

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