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

The leader of the nation’s sixth largest NPR affiliate didn’t answer questions about steering a $1 million contract to the nonprofit’s then-treasurer. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026

They were identified as Ryan Creech, fraternity vice president; Carter Eslick, new member educator; and Riley Cass, treasurer. —Cristian Santana, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026

They were identified as Carter Eslick, 20, the fraternity's new member educator; Ryan Creech, 20, fraternity vice president; and Riley Cass, 20, fraternity treasurer. —Kathy Tulumello, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026

Tisch’s brother, team treasurer Jonathan Tisch, has been more present at the helm of the Giants in recent years on behalf of the family. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026

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