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

Epperson moved back to Berea in 2000 and spent five years as the treasurer of the Berea Historical Society. —Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2025

In 2021, the Federal Election Commission fined the campaign committee of Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), where Buchanan was serving as treasurer, for failing to properly disclose campaign contributions. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025

In April, nine state treasurers and comptrollers sent Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm a letter raising concerns about the risks to their economies if the company falters due to poor board governance. —Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025

Legislators agreed with Lamont to set aside as much as $300 million per year from the state’s future budget surpluses in order to create a large endowment fund that would be invested by the state treasurer and could grow in future years. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 June 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