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Definition of auditor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

auditor

noun
 
/ˈɔːdɪtə(r)/
 
/ˈɔːdɪtər/
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  1. a person who officially examines the business and financial records of a company
    • The auditors’ report will be submitted to the directors at the end of the year.
    • She is one of the nation’s leading auditors of public companies.
    • The council and district auditors have agreed that the deals were unlawful.
    Topics Jobsc2, Businessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • company
    • company’s
    • internal
    verb + auditor
    • appoint
    • hire
    preposition
    • auditor of
    • auditor to
    phrases
    • an auditors’ report
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  2. (North American English) a person who attends a college course, but without having to take exams and without receiving credit
  3. (formal) a person who listens
    • His auditors had to listen carefully to understand what he was saying.
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French auditeur, from Latin auditor, from audire ‘to hear’.
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