treasurer

American  

[trezh-er-er] / ˈtrɛʒ ər ər /

noun

1. a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.

2. an officer of a government, corporation, association, or the like, in charge of the receipt, care, and disbursement of money.

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Treasurer ¹ British  

/ ˈtrɛʒərə /

noun

1. (in the Commonwealth of Australia and each of the Australian states) the minister of finance

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treasurer ² British  

/ ˈtrɛʒərə /

noun

1. a person appointed to look after the funds of a society, company, city, or other governing body

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Other Word Forms

• treasurership noun
• undertreasurer noun

Etymology

Origin of treasurer

1250–1300; Middle English tresorer < Anglo-French < Late Latin thēsaurārius. See treasure, -er ²

Example Sentences

Brandon Beach is the treasurer of the United States, a job that is cool in one respect, which is that your signature appears on America’s paper currency.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

“Gold is not an investment as much as it is a commodity or store of value,” said Gordon, the Wyoming governor and a former state treasurer, in a letter explaining his objections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Curt Meier, the current state treasurer, called gold a wise hedge against inflation and said he would push to bring the state’s allocation to an even higher percentage of its portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The slide presentation Monday featured at least one use of new tech: an AI-generated image of alphabet soup, created by the firm’s treasurer, showing the many acronyms to describe complex liquidity regulations.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

As a teenager Bloom had worked in De Young’s Alcazar Theater and worked his way up to become its treasurer at age nineteen.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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