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auditor

AW-diht
noun
1
A person who officially examines financial records or accounts.
"The auditor flagged several irregular transactions in the report."
2
A student who attends a course without receiving academic credit.
"As an auditor, she could join every lecture but didn't have to sit the exams."

How to Use Auditor

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In plain EnglishSomeone who checks financial accounts professionally, or a non-credit student in a class.

Word Forms

auditors plural

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Etymology

From Latin auditor, "hearer," from audire, "to hear."

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