TREASURER

treasurer, financial officer

(noun) an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

treasurer (plural treasurers)

The government official in charge of the Treasury.

The head of a corporation's treasury department.

The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.

Anagrams

• serrature

Source: Wiktionary


Treas"ur*er, n. Etym: [OE. tresourer, F. trésorier.]

Definition: One who has the care of a treasure or treasure or treasury; an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes and duties, or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the same, and disburses it upon orders made by the proper authority; one who has charge of collected funds; as, the treasurer of a society or corporation. Lord high treasurer of England, formerly, the third great officer of the crown. His office is now executed by five persons styled the lords commissioners of the treasury, or treasury lords.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 June 2025

SQUARE

(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”


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