auditor
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈɔːdɪtər/
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alumno oyente
- Upper-level accounting students at a large Midwestern university served as novice auditors.
- novice auditors
Examples
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I also just "retired" from my auditor job to "stay at home" with my kiddos.
Blog text (11) -
Princeton University allows community members to attend classes as auditors without receiving academic credit.
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And it would be very hard for an auditor to discover the scheme.
Blog text (23) -
"Mr. Wool wants to know if you heard from the auditor yet."
Fiction book (1996) -
The auditor did not receive monetary compensation for her services.
Academic text (2012) -
Hadn't the auditor come to their house in Beverly Glen?
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm an auditor.
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The Louisiana legislative auditor found that the RSD failed to monitor its charter schools, financially or educationally.
Blog text (23) -
Undergraduate accounting students represent the pool of novice auditors recruited by auditing firms.
Academic text (1997) -
In the philosophy course, several auditors sat quietly, taking notes but not participating in discussions.
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.8
A company employee who checks financial records and reports problems to managers
How Involved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Auditor comes from the Latin audire 'to hear', like in audio and audience. In a school context an auditor is a person who simply 'hears' the lectures without taking exams or getting credit.