bookkeeper
noun
book·keep·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
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Syd was able to help shape Tina, a former bookkeeper with no culinary skills beyond mixing beef, into a world-class sous-chef.
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Marah Eakin, Vulture, 26 June 2025
Officers didn’t believe him until Walter led them to the apartment of Blanche Cousin, a pretty bookkeeper from Idaho.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
Valorie Moser, a former bookkeeper, is scheduled to be sentenced a few days after Pratt.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Yale’s bookkeeper was employed until the end of 2024 and kept financial records in accordance with standard accounting practices.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2025
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Marah Eakin, Vulture, 26 June 2025
Officers didn’t believe him until Walter led them to the apartment of Blanche Cousin, a pretty bookkeeper from Idaho.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
Valorie Moser, a former bookkeeper, is scheduled to be sentenced a few days after Pratt.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Yale’s bookkeeper was employed until the end of 2024 and kept financial records in accordance with standard accounting practices.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 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 9 Jul. 2025.
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