bookkeeper
noun
book·keep·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
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The body of the former secretary and bookkeeper was found two days later inside the trunk of her car at the construction site, according to prosecutors.
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Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Promise—And Limitations—Of Embedded Bookkeeping Traditionally, this meant hiring a bookkeeper and setting up a formal accounting system to track financial transactions, a usually costly endeavor for small businesses.
—Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Shirazi’s father, a bookkeeper and an accountant, struggled to get a full-time job.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
More examples: In education, colleges and universities have gravitated toward part-time instructors, while many nonprofits use part-time fundraisers, bookkeepers and program managers.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
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Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Promise—And Limitations—Of Embedded Bookkeeping Traditionally, this meant hiring a bookkeeper and setting up a formal accounting system to track financial transactions, a usually costly endeavor for small businesses.
—Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Shirazi’s father, a bookkeeper and an accountant, struggled to get a full-time job.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
More examples: In education, colleges and universities have gravitated toward part-time instructors, while many nonprofits use part-time fundraisers, bookkeepers and program managers.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 29 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 28 May. 2025.
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