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auditor

auditor

52 4.8
A qualified person who checks a company's financial records for accuracy
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːdɪtər/
  • Specialized
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  • The auditor reviewed the company's financial statements to ensure everything was accurate.
  • external auditors
  • EDP auditors
  • internal auditors

And they, they sent, you know, like auditors to our office.

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Examples

  • Many accounting firms have changed the way their auditors evaluate internal control.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Because Ed had been an auditor, he was well-equipped to investigate the problem.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • You see, our auditor is not available anymore.

  • This auditor is in for a big surprise.

  • Art Logan, the auditor out at the power works.

  • But there is always this tension where the auditor has an interest in keeping the relationship going.

  • In March this year, Wirecard's auditor was unable to conclude the audit.

  • As my accountant, tell me, should I be alarmed that the auditors are reviewing my books?

  • Surrounded by federal marshals, auditors examined the monetary damage of the incident the next morning.

  • According to the tax auditor's notes, John Knox holds two PhDs.

Synonyms

internal auditor
vsauditor
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A company employee who checks financial records and reports problems to managers

is a qualified official who is not described as an employee

Compounds

internal auditor
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A company employee who checks financial records and reports problems to managers

How Reliable

certifier
1 4.8
auditor
  • Specialized
52 4.8
inspector
254 2.9
verifier
1 6.1
checker
34 3.0
witness
889 2.5
observer
305 2.8

Surface Forms

auditor singular
auditors plural

Morphology

auditor = audit (transparent) = audit + or

Agentive formation from the verb 'audit' (to examine accounts) yielding 'person who audits'.

Etymology

Auditor comes from the Latin audire 'to hear', the same root you find in audio and audible. Long ago people who 'heard' or checked accounts gave the name to this job, so today an auditor officially examines and verifies a company's financial records.