: a person who hears something (such as a court case) in the capacity of judge
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The auditing of a company's financial records by independent examiners on a regular basis is necessary to prevent "cooking the books", and thus to keep the company honest. We don't normally think of auditors as listening, since looking at and adding up numbers is their basic line of work, but auditors do have to listen to people's explanations, and perhaps that's the historical link. Hearing is more obviously part of another meaning of audit, the kind that college students do when they sit in on a class without taking exams or receiving an official grade.
Examples of auditor in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe final reading of the budget has been pushed off to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, to give the auditor’s office time to adjust department budgets to reflect the raises.—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024 The review further indicated the DHS had not followed through with recommendations made in 2021 after state auditors reported similar findings.—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024 Context: DePasquale, a former state House lawmaker and state auditor general, ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Rep. Scott Perry's seat before entering the AG race.—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024 Suppose the system works as follows: When a post is flagged, it is suppressed at least temporarily until a human auditor screens it.—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for auditor
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English auditour "hearer, listener, official who examines and verifies accounts," borrowed from Anglo-French auditur, auditour, borrowed from Medieval Latin audītor "hearer, hearer of pleas (in court or Parliament), official who examines accounts," going back to Latin, "hearer, listener, disciple," from audīre "to hear" + -tor, agent suffix — more at audible entry 1
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