bookkeeper

noun

book·​keep·​er ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce bookkeeper (audio)
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
bookkeeping noun

Examples of bookkeeper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Prior to her retirement Dickey was an Arizona Senate staffer, part-time teacher, bookkeeper, school board member and assistant director of the Department of Environmental Quality. The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024 Trump Tower bookkeepers sent the checks to Washington to be signed by the president in black Sharpie. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024 Eddie uses Collins’s bookkeeper, Thick Rick (Gary Beadle), to tip off the authorities to Johnston’s tax evasion and take him off the board. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 Some of these individuals, including a junior bookkeeper for the Trump Organization and the head of the company’s accounts payable department, work in Trump Tower to this day. Andrea Bernstein, ProPublica, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bookkeeper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bookkeeper was in 1555

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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookkeeper. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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bookkeeper

noun
book·​keep·​er ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce bookkeeper (audio)
: a person who keeps accounts for a business
bookkeeping noun
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