Au'di-tor, n.

n. [Lat. auditor, from audire. See AUDIBLE.] 1. A hearer or listener. 2. A person appointed and authorized to audit or to examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject charges, and state the balance.

In England, there are officers who are auditors of courts, of the revenue, of corporations, &c. In the United States government, and the state governments, there are auditors of the treasury, and of the public accounts.