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

An employee at the city treasurer’s office since 2017, Banuelos is the latest Conyears-Ervin staffer known to allege ethical violations during her tenure leading the office responsible for managing Chicago’s roughly $11 billion investment portfolio. —Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026

Deborah Lane-Olson was the treasurer of the club when the fire occurred. —Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026

Our second expert is Johnny Jones, the secretary treasurer of the 100 AFGE TSA Council and Treasurer of Local 1040, the former of which represents more than 45,000 Transportation Security Administration officers. —Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026

State corporation records listed Lucidi as treasurer for the company in 2019 and secretary-treasurer by 2022, the year the agreement says one of his partners confronted him about questionable withdrawals from the company’s bank account. —Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 10 Feb. 2026

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