treasurer

noun

trea·​sur·​er ˈtre-zhə-rər 

ˈtrā-;

ˈtrezh-rər,

ˈtrāzh-

1

: an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: such as

a

: a governmental officer charged with receiving, keeping, and disbursing public revenues

b

: the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation

2

: a guardian of a collection of treasures : curator

treasurership

ˈtre-zhə-rər-ˌship 

ˈtrā-;

ˈtrezh-rər-

ˈtrāzh-

noun

Examples of treasurer in a Sentence

She is treasurer of the college.

Recent Examples on the Web

Beach, a longtime Trump supporter whom the president recently named treasurer of the United States, has argued that the indictment was politically motivated. —Charlotte Kramon, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025

Myriam Rodgers, treasurer under Gallego, pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree grand theft, was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to repay $1,650. —Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025

Colorado Republicans have elected a former county treasurer as their new chairwoman as the party seeks to reverse recent trends of electoral losses and intraparty conflict. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025

While British firms continue debating whether bitcoin should be included in institutional portfolios, U.S. asset managers and corporate treasurers are already executing their bitcoin strategies. —Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for treasurer

• measurer

Kids Definition

treasurer

noun

trea·​sur·​er ˈtrezh-rər 

ˈtrezh-ər-ər,

ˈtrāzh-

: an officer of a club, business, or government who has charge of money taken in and paid out

Legal Definition

treasurer

noun

trea·​sur·​er

: an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: as

a

: a governmental officer charged with keeping, receiving, and disbursing public revenues

b

: the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation

treasurership noun