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auditor

[ aw-di-ter ]

noun

  1. a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.
  2. a university student registered for a course without credit and without obligation to do work assigned to the class.
  3. a hearer; listener.


auditor

/ ˈɔːdɪtə /

noun

  1. a person qualified to audit accounts
  2. a person who hears or listens
  3. a registered student who attends a class that is not an official part of his course of study, without actively participating it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌaudiˈtorial, adjective
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Other Words From

  • audi·tor·ship noun
  • sub·audi·tor noun
  • super·audi·tor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of auditor1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English auditour, from Anglo-French, from Latin audītor “hearer,” from audī(re) “to hear” + -tor -tor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of auditor1

C14: from Old French auditeur, from Latin audītor a hearer
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Example Sentences

But it parallels issues that the court appointed auditors have raised.

Last year, the California state auditor found that only a few law enforcement agencies that use license plate readers have privacy policies in place.

The county auditor’s office has put one-time costs for the measure at about $8 million, but the ultimate price tag is expected to be significantly larger.

Ms Hill's absence, which includes 12 months due to illness, began when investigations started after auditors found "significant errors" in the health board's accounts.

From BBC

She also told her auditors to remove “I can’t” and replace it with “I will.”

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