treasurer
pronunciation
How to pronounce treasurer in British English:
UK [ˈtreʒərə(r)]
How to pronounce treasurer in American English:
US [ˈtreʒərər]
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- Noun:
- an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
Word Origin
- treasurer (n.)
- late 13c., from Old North French, Anglo-French tresorer, Old French tresorier, from tresor (see treasure (n.)). Treasury bill attested from 1797.
Example
- 1. Richard paver , manchester 's treasurer and one of the presumed snappers , is a fan of the change .
- 2. Gonggrijp became the unofficial manager and treasurer of project b advancing about ten thousand euros to wikileaks to finance it .
- 3. " It was a tough market , to put it mildly , " says a spokesman for the state 's treasurer .
- 4. Pfaender 's brother wilhelm was a choral singer who was also active in the revolution and emigrated to america in 1848 , later becoming state treasurer in minnesota , mueller said .
- 5. According to one version , the bagman for part of that cash was woerth , who was simultaneously the treasurer for sarkozy 's ruling party and the government minister who oversaw tax collection .