bookkeeper
noun
book·keep·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
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This month, a grandmother who’d once worked as a bookkeeper for her family’s dental practice became the fifth defendant sent to prison for their role in the sprawling conspiracy.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
The Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church is seeking donations after former South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace openly admitting to stealing money while working as its bookkeeper.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The bookkeeper told me the owner loved me.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Using German plans and models, the facility's chief bookkeeper and amateur electrician, Stanislas Keenan, built one of the first medical diagnostic X-ray machines in the country in 1896.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
The Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church is seeking donations after former South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace openly admitting to stealing money while working as its bookkeeper.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The bookkeeper told me the owner loved me.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Using German plans and models, the facility's chief bookkeeper and amateur electrician, Stanislas Keenan, built one of the first medical diagnostic X-ray machines in the country in 1896.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bookkeeper
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookkeeper. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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