auditor
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- auditour (obsolete)
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman auditour, from Latin audītor (“hearer, auditor”).
Noun [edit]
auditor (plural auditors)
- One who audits bookkeeping accounts.
- In many jurisdictions, an elected or appointed public official in charge of the public accounts; a comptroller.
- One who audits an academic course; who attends the lectures but does not earn academic credit.
- (rare) One who listens as a member of an audience
- (Scientology) One trained to perform spiritual guidance procedures.
Translations [edit]
one who audits bookkeeping accounts
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From audiō (“hear, listen”)
Noun [edit]
audītor (genitive audītōris); m, third declension
- A hearer.
- An auditor
- A pupil, disciple; a person who listens to teachings.
- (by metonymy) A reader of a book. (Books were read aloud.)
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | audītor | audītōrēs |
| genitive | audītōris | audītōrum |
| dative | audītōrī | audītōribus |
| accusative | audītōrem | audītōrēs |
| ablative | audītōre | audītōribus |
| vocative | audītor | audītōrēs |
Synonyms [edit]
- (pupil, disciple): discipulus
Related terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
Verb [edit]
audītor
