WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
au•di•tor /ˈɔdɪtɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Businessa person who does financial audits.
- Educationa student who attends a course to listen but not receive credit.
au•di•tor
(ô′di tər),USA pronunciation n.
au′di•tor•ship′, n.
- Businessa 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.
- Educationa university student registered for a course without credit and without obligation to do work assigned to the class.
- a hearer;
listener.
- Latin audītor hearer, equivalent. to audī(re) to hear + -tor -tor
- Anglo-French
- Middle English auditour 1300–50