auditor
noun
Simple meaning
A student who attends a course but does not take it for credit.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
awdihterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɔdɪtɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
One who audits bookkeeping accounts.
One who audits an academic course; who attends the lectures but does not earn academic credit.
A student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
In many jurisdictions, an elected or appointed public official in charge of the public accounts; a comptroller.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: One who audits bookkeeping accounts.
Used this way, auditor is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use auditor
- “The auditor checked all the company's financial records last Tuesday.”
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Compound terms
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An auditor who is an employee of the company whose records are audited and who provides information to the management and board of directors.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- comptrollernoun
- accountantnoun
- clerknoun
- auditnoun
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