treasurer

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/ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/

noun

The government official in charge of the Treasury.

Similar
financial officer
OriginMiddle English tresorer ← Old French tresorer →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

nountreasurer (plural treasurers)

plural 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds

Similar
financial officer
Broader
money handlermoney dealer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchtresorer
  2. Middle Englishtresorer
  3. Englishtreasurer

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ταμίας, ταμίας
  • ταμίας (tamías)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • ταμίας (tamías)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Bulgarian касие́р, ковче́жник
  • касие́р (kasiér)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • ковче́жник (kovčéžnik)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • ковче́жник (kovčéžnik)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • ковче́жничка (kovčéžnička)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Catalan tresorer
  • tresorerofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Chinese Mandarin 財政部長 /财政部长, 財務主管 /财务主管
  • 財政部長 /财政部长 (cáizhèng bùzhǎng)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • 財務主管 /财务主管 (cáiwù zhǔguǎn)head of a corporation's treasury department
  • 出納員 /出纳员 (chūnàyuán)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • 財務主管 /财务主管 (cáiwù zhǔguǎn)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Czech ministr m financí, pokladník
  • ministr m financígovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • pokladníkhead of a corporation's treasury department
  • pokladníkofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • pokladníofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • pokladniceofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Danish finansminister, kasserer
  • finansministergovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • kassererofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Dutch thesaurier, penningmeester
  • thesauriergovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • penningmeesterhead of a corporation's treasury department
  • penningmeesterofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • schatmeesterofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • schatbewaarderofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • quaestorofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • thesaurierofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Esperanto trezoristo
  • trezoristoofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Finnish valtiovarainministeri, rahoitusjohtaja
  • valtiovarainministerigovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • rahoitusjohtajahead of a corporation's treasury department
  • talousjohtajahead of a corporation's treasury department
  • rahastonhoitajaofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • taloudenhoitajaofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
French ministre du budget, trésorier
  • ministre du budgetgovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • trésorierofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • trésorièreofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
German Finanzminister, Finanzdirektor
  • Finanzministergovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • Finanzdirektorhead of a corporation's treasury department
  • Leiter der Finanzabteilunghead of a corporation's treasury department
  • Schatzmeisterofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Kassiererofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Kassierofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Kassenwartofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Quästorofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Greek υπουργός οικονομικών, ταμίας
  • υπουργός οικονομικών (ypourgós oikonomikón)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • ταμίας (tamías)head of a corporation's treasury department
  • ταμίας (tamías)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Hebrew גִּזְבָּר
  • גִּזְבָּר (gizbar)government official in charge of the Treasury
Hindi कोषाध्यक्ष, कोषाध्यक्षा
  • कोषाध्यक्ष (koṣādhyakṣ)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • कोषाध्यक्षा (koṣādhyakṣā)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • कोषाध्यक्ष (koṣādhyakṣ)head of a corporation's treasury department
  • कोषाध्यक्षा (koṣādhyakṣā)head of a corporation's treasury department
  • कोषाध्यक्ष (koṣādhyakṣ)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • कोषाध्यक्षा (koṣādhyakṣā)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Indonesian menteri keuangan, bendahara
  • menteri keuangangovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • bendaharahead of a corporation's treasury department
  • bendaharaofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Irish cisteoir, cisteoir
  • cisteoirgovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • cisteoirofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Italian tesoriere
  • tesoriereofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Japanese 会計係, 会計係
  • 会計係 (kaikeigakari)head of a corporation's treasury department
  • 会計係 (kaikeigakari)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • 出納係 (suitōgakari)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Korean 출납계, 회계원
  • 출납계 (chullapgye)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • 회계원 (hoegyewon)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Malay menteri kewangan, bendahari
  • menteri kewangangovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • bendahariofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Norwegian Bokmål kasserer
  • kassererofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Persian خزانهدار, صندوقدار
  • خزانهدار (xazâne-dâr)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • صندوقدار (sandoq-dâr)head of a corporation's treasury department
  • صندوقدار (sandoq-dâr)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Polish skarbnik, skarbnik
  • skarbnikgovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • skarbnikofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • skarbniczkaofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Portuguese tesoureiro, tesoureiro
  • tesoureirohead of a corporation's treasury department
  • tesoureiroofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Romanian ministru al Finanțelor, trezorier
  • ministru al Finanțelorgovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • trezorierhead of a corporation's treasury department
  • trezorierofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Russian казначе́й, казначе́й
  • казначе́й (kaznačéj)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • казначе́й (kaznačéj)head of a corporation's treasury department
  • казначе́й (kaznačéj)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Scottish Gaelic ionmhasair, ionmhasair
  • ionmhasairgovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • ionmhasairhead of a corporation's treasury department
  • ionmhasairofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Slovak pokladník, pokladníčka
  • pokladníkofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • pokladníčkaofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Spanish tesorero, tesorera
  • tesoreroofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • tesoreraofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Swahili mweka hazina
  • mweka hazinahead of a corporation's treasury department
Swedish kassör, skattmästare
  • kassörofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • skattmästareofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Tagalog ingat-yaman, ingat-yaman
  • ingat-yamangovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • ingat-yamanhead of a corporation's treasury department
  • ingat-yamanofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Turkish hazinedar, hazinedar
  • hazinedargovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • hazinedarofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Ukrainian скарбни́к, скарбни́к
  • скарбни́к (skarbnýk)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • скарбни́к (skarbnýk)official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
Urdu خزانچی, خزانچی
  • خزانچی (xazānčī)government official in charge of the Treasury
  • خزانچی (xazānčī)head of a corporation's treasury department
Welsh Canghellor y Trysorlys, trysorydd
  • Canghellor y Trysorlysgovernment official in charge of the Treasury
  • trysoryddofficial entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

serrature
Cite this entry
APA

treasurer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treasurer

MLA

“treasurer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treasurer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “treasurer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treasurer.

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