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

Adam Day, treasurer of the zoo’s board of trustees, expressed confidence Monday that a deal would get done by the end of the year. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025

Those elections, as well as the races for national president and secretary-treasurer, conclude on September 12. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025

Asked if O’Brien should be communicating with CCC staff as the appeals process played out, the treasurer’s office declined to comment. —Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025

Besides Gotsch, the organization's board includes Amar Patel as vice chair, Roger Deetz as secretary and former Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction director Jay Chaudhary as treasurer. —Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 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