auditor

Meaning

1. One who audits bookkeeping accounts.
2. In many jurisdictions, an elected or appointed public official in charge of the public accounts; a comptroller.
3. One who audits an academic course; who attends the lectures but does not earn academic credit.
4. (rare) One who listens, typically as a member of an audience.
5. One trained to perform spiritual guidance procedures.

Synonyms

inspector

hearer

examiner

listener

accountant

CPA firm

comptroller

auditing firm

attender

audience

ticket collector

accounting system expert

accounting-system expert

professional accountant

bookkeeper

censor

controller

editor

prober

reviser

verifier

visitor

public accountant

auditing student

remonstrator

tally clerk

Translations

auditeur

auditor

ελεγκτής

auditor

Rechnungsprüfer

ακροατής

uditore

auditor

revisore

commissaire aux comptes

Zuhörer

inspecteur

revisor

Prüfer

Kontrolleur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːdɪtɚ/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman auditour, from Latin audītor (“hearer, auditor”).