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

Currently Ellie is serving as president, McKenzie Hereth is vice president, Kelly Spicer is secretary and Dominic Mirabile is treasurer. —Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025

After getting a degree in finance at nearby Linfield University, Davis worked as an auditor and then as an investment analyst for the Oregon state treasurer. —William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

The treasurer on Ramirez’s report is Dee Kelly, a lawyer with the Fort Worth firm Kelly Hart. —Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025

Citing district treasurer reports, the union said the district spent a bit more than $242,000 on consultants for the period October 2024 to this past May, while the overtime necessary to staff Ambulance 1 amounted to a bit more than $164,000. —Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 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