treasurer

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noun (1)

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

treasurership

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noun (2)

trea·​sur·​er·​ship -(r)ˌship 

: the office of treasurer

Examples of treasurer in a Sentence

Noun (1)

She is treasurer of the college.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Tinubu’s then-employers at Mobil Oil told investigators his treasurer role did not involve moving large sums and that the company never authorized him to hold its funds personally. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

This deprived the treasurers of huge assets that otherwise could have been invested to generate billions of dollars for the pensions — a gap present-day taxpayers must fill. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Dorsey Hager, executive secretary-treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, says those numbers are telling. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

The most recent Republican state treasurer was Matt Fong, who won in 1994. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Middle English tresorership, from tresorer + -ship

First Known Use

Noun (1)

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