auditor

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• One who listens, typically as a member of an audience.
• One trained to perform spiritual guidance procedures.

Origin

• From Anglo-Norman auditour, from Latin audītor.