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

Meanwhile, two other prominent organizers, Connor Spence, the union’s co-founder and former treasurer, and Michelle Valentin Nieves, a union leader who says she was pushed out of the group last year, have thrown their hats in the ring. —Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024

Meanwhile, two other prominent organizers, Connor Spence, the union’s co-founder and former treasurer, and Michelle Valentin Nieves, the union’s former vice president, have thrown their hats in the ring. —Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024

At Suki and Ron's wedding, supporters and friends were remembering Alisa Gaylon, a founding member and former board treasurer of Shiba Prom, who died from cancer in January. —Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024

Also scheduled to attend were the chairman and treasurer of the Türken Foundation, an American charity with close ties to the Turkish government. —Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024

Except the Illinois government. State law allows the treasurer to divert unclaimed property to the State Pensions Fund, creating a perverse financial incentive that federal courts have acknowledged in cases out of Indiana and New Jersey. —Daryl James, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024

Hare was a New Mexico State Police officer for five years and was the treasurer of the New Mexico State Police Association, according to his obituary. —Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024

The bill would eliminate the governor's ability to fill vacancies in the offices of secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general, and state superintendent of public instruction by appointment and without confirmation of the state Senate. —Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024

The complaint also alleges Thomas emailed a Wayne County Treasurer's Office employee fake driver licenses and other documents, which were uploaded into the treasurer's property tax administration system to halt pending foreclosures, per the release. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 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