treasurer
noun
trea·sur·er
| \ ˈtre-zhə-rər
, ˈtrā-; ˈtrezh-rər, ˈtrāzh-\
, ˈtrā-; ˈtrezh-rər, ˈtrāzh-\
Definition of treasurer
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
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Other Words from treasurer
treasurership
\ ˈtre-zhə-rər-ˌship
, ˈtrā- ; ˈtrezh-rər- , ˈtrāzh- \
noun
, ˈtrā- ; ˈtrezh-rər- , ˈtrāzh- \
noun
Examples of treasurer in a Sentence
She is treasurer of the college.
Recent Examples on the Web
The sheriff, county treasurer, county clerk, district clerk, tax assessor-collector, justices of the peace and constables also would have received raises if the measure had passed. — Dallas News, "The man behind secret tape of Texas House speaker, Julian Castro makes debate, Uber lured to big D," 22 Aug. 2019 Paul Millman, the treasurer of the board, would not comment when reached by telephone. — James Barron, New York Times, "The People of Central Park West Want Their Parking Spaces (Sorry, Cyclists)," 18 Aug. 2019 The previous treasurer, Republican Walker Stapleton, told The Denver Post in August 2018 that the division was understaffed and relied on an antiquated system for processing claims. — Anna Staver, The Denver Post, "Great Colorado Payback plagued with problems, state auditor says," 29 July 2019 The earthquake authority’s board includes the governor, state treasurer, insurance commissioner and two nonvoting members from the Legislature. — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, "California’s master of disaster talks quake-rate hike, new wildfire fund," 16 July 2019 The vote followed a request by the city’s treasurer, Tom Niedzwiecki, to have the council retract a recent city newsletter. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, "Lakeland mayor absent, but cheers go up as 2 new council members are seated," 18 June 2019 Prosecutors say Hunter often didn't explain these expenses to his campaign treasurer. — Jason Silverstein, CBS News, "Rep. Duncan Hunter allegedly used campaign funds for affairs with lobbyists and coworker," 25 June 2019 Among other things, Charley Marston is a past president of the Gates Mills Improvement Society and is now its treasurer, and is a former councilman. — cleveland.com, "Gates Mills to hold official Marston Park opening celebration June 23," 20 June 2019 The Office of the City Secretary confirmed Monday that Jordan had filed paperwork naming his campaign treasurer. — USA TODAY, "Black Union regiment flag, Notorious BIG, Pikachu the mini pony: News from around our 50 states," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'treasurer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for treasurer
treasurer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of treasurer
: someone who is officially in charge of the money that is taken in and paid out by a government, business, organization, etc.
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treasurer
noun
trea·sur·er
| \ ˈtre-zhər-ər
\
\
Kids Definition of treasurer
: a person (as an officer of a club or business) who has charge of the money
treasurer
noun
trea·sur·er
Legal Definition of treasurer
: 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