treasurer

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treasurer

  • /ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From Middle English tresorer, from Old French tresorer, from tresor + -er. Displaced native Old English māþmhierde.

noun treasurers

  1. The government official in charge of the Treasury.
  2. The head of a corporation's treasury department.
  3. The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: financial officer, exchequer, paymaster, cash, financial, bursar, finance, secretary, cash-flow, notary, shopkeeper, treasury, controller, quaestor, cashier, amin

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noun government official in charge of the Treasury

中文財政部長 /财政部长 cáizhèng bùzhǎng
हिन्दीकोषाध्यक्ष koṣādhyakṣ, कोषाध्यक्षा koṣādhyakṣā
Françaisministre du budget
DeutschFinanzminister
Ελληνικάυπουργός οικονομικών ypourgós oikonomikón
Românăministru al Finanțelor
Русскийказначе́й kaznačéj

noun head of a corporation's treasury department

日本語会計係 kaikeigakari
中文財務主管 /财务主管 cáiwù zhǔguǎn
हिन्दीकोषाध्यक्ष koṣādhyakṣ, कोषाध्यक्षा koṣādhyakṣā
Kiswahilimweka hazina
Portuguêstesoureiro
DeutschFinanzdirektor, Leiter der Finanzabteilung
Ελληνικάταμίας tamías
Românătrezorier
Русскийказначе́й kaznačéj

noun official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation

Españoltesorero, tesorera
한국어출납계 chullapgye, 회계원 hoegyewon
日本語会計係 kaikeigakari, 出納係 suitōgakari
中文出納員 /出纳员 chūnàyuán, 財務主管 /财务主管 cáiwù zhǔguǎn
हिन्दीकोषाध्यक्ष koṣādhyakṣ, कोषाध्यक्षा koṣādhyakṣā
Portuguêstesoureiro
Françaistrésorier, trésorière
DeutschSchatzmeister, Kassierer, Kassier, Kassenwart, Quästor
Italianotesoriere
Ελληνικάταμίας tamías
Românătrezorier
Русскийказначе́й kaznačéj

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@misc{treasurer_2026,
  title = {treasurer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/treasurer},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}