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au⋅di⋅tor

[aw-di-ter]
–noun
1. a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.
2. a university student registered for a course without credit and without obligation to do work assigned to the class.
3. a hearer; listener.

Origin:
1300–50; ME auditour < AF < L audītor hearer, equiv. to audī(re) to hear + -tor -tor


au⋅di⋅tor⋅ship, noun
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au·di·tor   (ô'dĭ-tər)   
n.  
  1. One that audits accounts.

  2. One who audits a course.

  3. One who hears; a listener.


[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman auditour, from Latin audītor, listener, from audīre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

auditor

A person who examines an organization's financial records and reports. If the person is an employee of the organization being audited, he or she is known as an internal auditor. If the auditor is not an employee of the organization, he or she is called an external auditor.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: au·di·tor
Pronunciation: 'o-d&-t&r
Function: noun
1 : a person qualified and authorized to examine and verify financial records
2 : a referee appointed by a court in a civil action; especially : one designated to prepare an account for the court —see also MASTER
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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