bookkeeper
noun
book·keep·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
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After Vito was fired by the alarm company she was employed as a bookkeeper at a law firm in Hartford.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
The company is inviting small businesses, bookkeepers, and accountants to sign up for early access.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Shearer began as a bookkeeper at the bank in 1998 and now works as a customer service representative.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Among the diners are Grayson Dyle, co-owner of a Twin Cities product design firm, and Kate, his bookkeeper girlfriend who works for Ray, the club owner and husband of the dead woman.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
The company is inviting small businesses, bookkeepers, and accountants to sign up for early access.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Shearer began as a bookkeeper at the bank in 1998 and now works as a customer service representative.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Among the diners are Grayson Dyle, co-owner of a Twin Cities product design firm, and Kate, his bookkeeper girlfriend who works for Ray, the club owner and husband of the dead woman.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 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 6 Jul. 2025.
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