auditor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a qualified person who independently examines an organization's financial records and practices

   The external auditor found no material errors in the accounts.

2. 2
   noun

   a student who attends a course without receiving credit or being formally assessed

   She joined the history seminar as an auditor rather than for a grade.

3. 3
   noun

   a person who listens, especially as a member of an audience

   Every auditor in the hall heard the witness change his story.

Common collocations

• internal auditor Adjective + noun

From Anglo-Norman auditour, from Latin auditor ("hearer"), from audire ("to hear"). The financial sense developed because accounts were historically read aloud for an official to hear and examine.

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