-zh(ə)rə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English tresorer, tresourer, from Old French tresorier, from tresor + -ier
1. : one having official charge of treasure ; especially : a guardian of a collection of treasures (as in a cathedral church : curator
2. : an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursal of funds: as
a. : one performing such functions for a king, noble, or other dignitary — see treasurer of the household
b. : a governmental officer charged with receiving, keeping, and disbursing public revenues — compare chancellor of the exchequer , comptroller , first lord of the treasury , lord high treasurer of england , treasurer of the united states
c. : the executive financial officer of a nongovernmental organization (as a club, society, or business corporation)
3. : one having charge of keeping something valuable or precious
the secrets of which thou seemest to be a too faithful treasurer — Sir Walter Scott
4. obsolete : one that treasures something : a keeper, hoarder, or preserver of something precious