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 His mother Patricia was a bookkeeper and his father Llewellyn Scott was a Baptist minister. Rachel Hale, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024 Brandon denies everything and says he’s filed a Bar complaint that is still pending saying Paul stole from Brandon’s personal injury firm to replace the money lost to a bookkeeper’s embezzlement. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024 Her mother, Madeleine Hardy, was a bookkeeper, and her father, Étienne Dillard, who was largely absent during her childhood, was an already-married industrialist. Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 12 June 2024 The bookkeepers Testimony from the bookkeepers was accompanied by some of the most crucial evidence in the case — the checks to Cohen, his invoices, and corresponding ledger entries that make up the charges. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bookkeeper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 26 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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