auditor

n.

1. One that audits accounts.
2. One who audits a course.
3. One who hears; a listener.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman auditour, from Latin audītor, listener, from audīre, to hear.]

1. Public officer charged by law with the duty of examining and verifying the expenditure of public funds.

2. Accountant who performs a similar function for private parties.

IN BRIEF: One who works on reviewing accounts.

Mr. Berry worked as an auditor for the largest bank in the world.

Tutor's tip: An "auditor" (one who examines accounts) may concentrate better if he or she has poor "auditory" (relating to the sense of hearing) ability.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone who listens attentively
  Synonyms: hearer, listener, attender

Meaning #2: a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit

Meaning #3: someone who audits accounts

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - revisor

Nederlands (Dutch)
accountant (die boekhouding nakijkt), toehoorder, bijstaand rechter

Français (French)
n. - auditeur, (Comm) expert-comptable, vérificateur de comptes, (US, Univ) auditeur libre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zuhörer, Gasthörer, Buchprüfer, Rechnungsprüfer, Wirtschaftsprüfer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικον.) οικονομικός ελεγκτής, ορκωτός λογιστής, ακροατής (σπουδαστής), ακροατής

Italiano (Italian)
revisore, ascoltatore, uditore, contabile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - auditor (m)

Русский (Russian)
контролер, слушатель, вольнослушатель, ревизор

Español (Spanish)
n. - radioyente, estudiante libre, auditor, interventor de cuentas, revisor de cuentas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - åhörare, revisor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
稽核员, 听者, 收听者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 稽核員, 聽者, 收聽者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 방청인, 회계 감사관, 청강생

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 会計検査官, 監査役, 聴講生, 聴取者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فاحص الحسابات, طالب مستمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מבקר-חשבונות, מאזין‬

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