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

Alexi Giannoulias, Democrat The first-term Secretary of State, who was also previously the state treasurer, ran for Senate in 2010 but lost in a heated battle to Republican Mark Kirk. —Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025

These attractive qualities make stablecoins a natural choice for global treasurers. —Elizabeth Rossiello, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

DeSantis won two terms as Florida governor, Fleming is Louisiana treasurer and Labrador is Idaho’s attorney general. —Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025

The treasurers said the escalating trade war will multiply the pain felt by these farmers. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 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