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

Morgan was overpaid by $94,491, while the recorder/treasurer was overpaid by $14,193, the audit found. —Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025

Kurt Albert, currently treasurer and head of financial partnerships and planning, has been appointed interim CFO, effective immediately. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

According to Idaho law, if a criminal signs a deal to profit from telling their crime story — including through a movie, book or magazine article — the profits first go to the state treasurer to be sent to an escrow account. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025

Deuso — who is also bisexual — is a member of the Chester County Democratic Committee and the treasurer of the Pennsylvania Equality Project, a statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit. —Samantha Riedel, Them., 5 Nov. 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