Speakur

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treasurer

/ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
trea-sur-er
IPA
/ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The government official in charge of the Treasury.

noun

The head of a corporation's treasury department.

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

treasurers (plural)

Derived Forms

archtreasurer subtreasurer treasureress treasurership undertreasurer

Phrases

corporate treasurer

Frequently Paired Words

treasuress treasury

Synonyms

financial officer

Questions

How do you pronounce treasurer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/.
What does treasurer mean?
The government official in charge of the Treasury.
Where does treasurer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce treasurer

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