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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.

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A public offi cer charged by law with the duty of examining and verifying the expenditure of public funds, or an accountant who performs a similar function for private parties.

An official whose job it is to carefully check the accuracy of business records. An auditor can be either an independent auditor unaffiliated with the company being audited or a captive auditor, and some are elected public officials. The term is sometimes synonymous with "comptroller." Auditors are used to ensure that organizations are maintaining accurate and honest financial records and statements.

Investopedia Says:
Auditors can work for many different entities, such as the IRS or a state government. Auditors are also found in the private sector at accounting firms. There are both internal and external auditors; internal auditors are usually employees or contractors with the company they are auditing, while external auditors generally work either directly for or in conjunction with governmental agencies.

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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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See words rhyming with "auditor."

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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