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

Travis Donnelly was elected vice president and Peter Murrieta was elected secretary-treasurer. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025

Peter Murrieta was elected secretary-treasurer with 1,649 votes to Van Robichaux’s 571. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025

White succeeds Tony Iskander, who notified the company on August 15 of his resignation from his position as interim CFO and treasurer, effective October 4. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025

While the matter is indeed under investigation, investment authority was not Mock's alone; the duty had been collectively shared by the UAW president, the secretary-treasurer and the UAW's vice presidents. —Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 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