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auditor, auditress (s) (noun); auditors; auditresses (pl)
1. A qualified accountant: Susan is an authorised auditress who inspects the bookkeeping records and practices of a business or other organization.
2. A university, or college, student registered for a course without getting credit and with no obligation to do any of the work assigned to the class: Although Jeff was enrolled at the university and had a major in biology, he still wanted to attend classes in German, as an auditor, because he wanted to go there after receiving his diploma.
3. Someone who listens attentively: Even at the age of 65, Mr. Hathaway loved to sit quietly in a lecture hall as an auditor and listen to presentations on some topics that interested him.
This entry is located in the following units: audio-, aud-, audi-, audit- + (page 4) -or; -our (primarily British) (page 2)