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treasurer

treasurer

52 5.0
A person who manages money and pays bills for a group or company
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɛʒər/
translation icon : tesorero
  • As the new treasurer, Maria is responsible for managing the organization's finances.
  • treasurer's report
  • assistant treasurer
  • treasurer-elect

In fact, one of the members of the Paedophile Information Exchange is the treasurer of Edinburgh Pride.

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Examples

  • Each PG is comprised of four officers: a representative, an accountant, a treasurer, and a quality control manager.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We will hear from James Rothenberg, the Treasurer of the University.

  • Well, I was county treasurer, but those days are gone.

  • When I arrived there, they asked, "Will you be the treasurer?" I said yes.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Did she get elected town treasurer?

  • The treasurer was the only one with the combination.

  • You were the treasurer, weren't you?

  • Your mother was the treasurer of the Christian Wives, wasn't she?

  • When he was the kibbutz treasurer, he demanded a cut in expenditure.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He was our treasurer.

Synonyms

CFO
vstreasurer
30 4.6

A senior manager who manages a company's money, plans budgets, and reports results

handles collecting and disbursing funds rather than top level planning
financial officer
vstreasurer
17 3.3

A person who looks after a company's money, receives payments, pays bills, and keeps records

focuses more on day to day handling than on wider financial strategy
state treasurer
vstreasurer
  • US
3 5.1

An official who manages the state's money and budget

is the official for any organization not only state governments
procurator
vstreasurer
1 9.9

An official in ancient Rome who managed money and collected taxes in a province

performs similar financial duties but represents a modern official role not historical
money handler
vstreasurer
4.5

A person who receives, manages and pays out money for a company

is an official role managing funds for organizations rather than a generic job
fundholder
vstreasurer
5.3

A person or organization that holds and spends money for a specific purpose

manages broader organizational funds and disburses regularly rather than a single sum

Compounds

3 5.1

An official who manages the state's money and budget

How Responsible

treasurer
52 5.0
accountant
212 2.7
teller
58 1.4
cashier
85 1.0

Surface Forms

treasurer singular
treasurers plural

Morphology

treasurer = treasure (semi-transparent) = treasure + er

The word is formed with the agentive suffix '-er', but the connection to a financial office is slightly specialized beyond the everyday meaning of 'treasure'.

Etymology

Treasurer comes from the simple word treasure, meaning 'riches'. A treasurer was originally the person who guarded a group's treasure chest, so today a treasurer is the person who looks after and manages an organization's money.