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

Derived Forms

• ˌaudiˈtorial, adjective

Other Words From

• audi·tor·ship noun
• sub·audi·tor noun
• super·audi·tor noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditor¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Estonia's national auditor Janar Holm believes several more years of delays are likely: “We have to find the funds to build this railway now or it'll be even more expensive.”

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

But, in light of a recent report by the State Auditor’s Office concluding that the state has failed to adequately monitor the outcomes of its vast spending on homelessness programs, Niello remained skeptical.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accountant
• actuary
• bookkeeper