questor
- noun
- /ˈkwɛstər/
- Formal
:
cuestor
- They were called "questors" and, at the bank at which I worked many years ago, they sat at isolated desks on an iron balcony above our heads, under the gray glimmer of a huge skylight.
Examples
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He'd been assigned to the questors department, perhaps because he was bitter and sarcastic and would have had trouble getting along with other workers.
Fiction book (1996) -
When the questors walked by and found us hunched over our desks, they looked at us with ill-concealed contempt.
Fiction book (1996) -
I then tried asking a manager, who only raised his head to say, "Questors?
Fiction book (1996) -
Often, the questors were asked in confidence about the same people they themselves were investigating.
Fiction book (1996) -
We worked in the same office, yet the distance between us and the questors seemed insurmountable.
Fiction book (1996) -
Recently, I asked the cashier at the bank in which I have an account whether questors still exist.
Fiction book (1996) -
The questor presented the financial report to the committee, detailing the organization's expenditures.
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As a questor, she oversaw the allocation of funds for community projects and ensured transparency.
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The council referred the budget proposal to the questor for careful examination before approval.
Synonyms
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A person who manages money and pays bills for a group or company
An ancient Roman official who managed public money and payments
Surface Forms
Etymology
Questor used for a modern official comes from the old Roman title quaestor, from the root quaer- meaning 'to seek'. That's why a questor today is an official who 'looks after' money, the treasury, or the budget.