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treasurer

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The government official in charge of the Treasury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The head of a corporation's treasury department.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: financial officer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: money handler, money dealer

Narrower terms: bursar, chamberlain, state treasurer

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

158 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Akkadian: 𒃶𒍝𒁀𒊒 — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Aramaic: גזבר (gzbr) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Aramaic: 𐡂𐡍𐡆𐡁𐡓 (gnzbr) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Aramaic: ܓܙܒܪܐ (gēzaḇrā) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Armenian: գանձապահ (ganjapah) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Old Armenian: գանձաւոր (ganjawor) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Azerbaijani: xəzinəçi — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Azerbaijani: xəzinədar — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Azerbaijani: sandıqdar — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Azerbaijani: sandıqçı — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Belarusian: ска́рбнік (skárbnik) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Belarusian: казначэ́й (kaznačéj) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Bulgarian: касие́р (kasiér) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Bulgarian: ковче́жник (kovčéžnik) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財政部長 /财政部长 (cáizhèng bùzhǎng) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Czech: ministr m financí — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Danish: finansminister — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Dutch: thesaurier — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Elamite: 𒋡𒀭𒍝𒁀𒊏 (Achaemenid Elamite) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Finnish: valtiovarainministeri — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • French: ministre du budget — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Georgian: ხაზინადარი (xazinadari) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • German: Finanzminister — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Greek: υπουργός οικονομικών (ypourgós oikonomikón) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Ancient Greek: ταμίας (tamías) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Gujarati: ખજાનચી (khajāncī) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Hebrew: גִּזְבָּר (gizbar) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Hindi: कोषाध्यक्ष (koṣādhyakṣ) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Hindi: कोषाध्यक्षा (koṣādhyakṣā) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Indonesian: menteri keuangan — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Irish: cisteoir — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Kazakh: қазынашы (qazynaşy) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Kyrgyz: казыначы (kazınacı) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Malay: menteri kewangan — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Middle English: tresorer — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Old English: māþmhierde — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Persian: خزانهدار (xazâne-dâr) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Middle Persian: 𐫃𐫗𐫉𐫇𐫡 — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Polish: skarbnik — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Romanian: ministru al Finanțelor — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Russian: казначе́й (kaznačéj) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionmhasair — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Tagalog: ingat-yaman — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Tajik: хазинадор (xazinador) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Tatar: казначы (qaznaçı) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Turkish: hazinedar — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Ottoman Turkish: خزینهدار (hazinedar) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Turkmen: hazynaçy — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Ukrainian: скарбни́к (skarbnýk) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Urdu: خزانچی (xazānčī) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Uyghur: خەزىنىچى (xezinichi) — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Uzbek: xazinachi — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Uzbek: gʻaznachi — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Welsh: Canghellor y Trysorlys — government official in charge of the Treasury
  • Southern Altai: казыначы (kazïnačï) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財務主管 /财务主管 (cáiwù zhǔguǎn) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Czech: pokladník — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Dutch: penningmeester — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Finnish: rahoitusjohtaja — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Finnish: talousjohtaja — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • German: Finanzdirektor — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • German: Leiter der Finanzabteilung — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Greek: ταμίας (tamías) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Gujarati: ખજાનચી (khajāncī) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Hindi: कोषाध्यक्ष (koṣādhyakṣ) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Hindi: कोषाध्यक्षा (koṣādhyakṣā) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Indonesian: bendahara — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Japanese: 会計係 (kaikeigakari) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Middle English: tresorer — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Persian: صندوقدار (sandoq-dâr) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Portuguese: tesoureiro — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Romanian: trezorier — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Russian: казначе́й (kaznačéj) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionmhasair — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Swahili: mweka hazina — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Tagalog: ingat-yaman — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Urdu: خزانچی (xazānčī) — head of a corporation's treasury department
  • Southern Altai: казыначы (kazïnačï) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Armenian: գանձապահ (ganjapah) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Azerbaijani: xəzinədar — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Azerbaijani: xəzinəçi — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Belarusian: ска́рбнік (skárbnik) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Belarusian: казначэ́й (kaznačéj) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Bulgarian: ковче́жник (kovčéžnik) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Bulgarian: ковче́жничка (kovčéžnička) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Catalan: tresorer — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出納員 /出纳员 (chūnàyuán) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財務主管 /财务主管 (cáiwù zhǔguǎn) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Czech: pokladník — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Czech: pokladní — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Czech: pokladnice — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Danish: kasserer — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Dutch: penningmeester — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Dutch: schatmeester — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Dutch: schatbewaarder — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Dutch: quaestor — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Dutch: thesaurier — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Esperanto: trezoristo — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Finnish: rahastonhoitaja — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Finnish: taloudenhoitaja — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • French: trésorier — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • French: trésorière — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Georgian: ხაზინადარი (xazinadari) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • German: Schatzmeister — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • German: Kassierer — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • German: Kassier — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • German: Kassenwart — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • German: Quästor — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Greek: ταμίας (tamías) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Ancient Greek: ταμίας (tamías) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Gujarati: ખજાનચી (khajāncī) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Hindi: कोषाध्यक्ष (koṣādhyakṣ) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Hindi: कोषाध्यक्षा (koṣādhyakṣā) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Ido: questoro — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Indonesian: bendahara — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Irish: cisteoir — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Italian: tesoriere — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Japanese: 会計係 (kaikeigakari) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Japanese: 出納係 (suitōgakari) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Kazakh: қазынашы (qazynaşy) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Korean: 출납계 (chullapgye) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Korean: 회계원 (hoegyewon) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Kyrgyz: казыначы (kazınacı) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Macedonian: благајник (blagajnik) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Macedonian: благајничка (blagajnička) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Malay: bendahari — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Middle English: tresorer — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Norman: trésôryi — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kasserer — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Persian: صندوقدار (sandoq-dâr) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Plautdietsch: Schauzmeista — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Polish: skarbnik — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Polish: skarbniczka — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Portuguese: tesoureiro — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Romanian: trezorier — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Russian: казначе́й (kaznačéj) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionmhasair — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Serbo-Croatian: бла̀га̄јнӣк — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Serbo-Croatian: blàgājnīk — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Slovak: pokladník — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Slovak: pokladníčka — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Slovene: blagajnik — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Slovene: blagajničar — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Slovene: blagajničarka — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Spanish: tesorero — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Spanish: tesorera — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Swedish: kassör — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Swedish: skattmästare — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Tagalog: ingat-yaman — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Tajik: хазинадор (xazinador) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Turkish: hazinedar — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Ottoman Turkish: خزینهدار (hazinedar) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Turkmen: hazynaçy — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Ukrainian: скарбни́к (skarbnýk) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Uyghur: خەزىنىچى (xezinichi) — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Uzbek: xazinachi — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Uzbek: gʻaznachi — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
  • Welsh: trysorydd — official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation
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