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

His campaign was seeking approval from donors and guidance from federal elections officials early in the week to tap general election campaign funds for the recount, according to a letter Good’s campaign treasurer sent to the Federal Election Commission. —Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 11 July 2024

The state treasurer released an ad showing him at the southern border. —Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024

When fake returns use real financial information that has been stolen from a tax pro, the IRS stated, the IRS and the state treasurers have a more difficult time detecting fraudulent returns. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024

Farias is a postdoctoral associate at the Miller School of Medicine at UM and Play it Forward’s treasurer. —Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 10 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