auditor

[aw-di-ter]

noun

1. a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.

2. a university student registered for a course without credit and without obligation to do work assigned to the class.

3. a hearer; listener.

auditor

/ ˈɔːdɪtə /

noun

1. a person qualified to audit accounts

2. a person who hears or listens

3. a registered student who attends a class that is not an official part of his course of study, without actively participating it

Other Word Forms

• auditorial adjective
• auditorship noun
• subauditor noun
• superauditor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditor¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English auditour, from Anglo-French, from Latin audītor “hearer,” from audī(re) “to hear” + -tor -tor

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditor¹

C14: from Old French auditeur, from Latin audītor a hearer

Example Sentences

The 14 who landed the job survived a grueling selection process, overseen by the nonpartisan state auditor, which involved detailed questionnaires, multiple essays and face-to-face interviews.

From Los Angeles Times

The company has cut its profit forecasts in the region as a result and has ordered a review by auditors.

From BBC

Morales was accused of fraud after auditors found irregularities with the poll and he resigned under pressure from the military.

From BBC

As a top executive of one of USAID’s largest contractors told me, “Outside auditors were never not in our offices.”

From Salon

The state auditor’s latest report read like an obituary for Cal/OSHA’s credibility: outdated rules, missed chances, offices too empty to answer the phone.

From Los Angeles Times

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