as in recorder
a person whose job is to keep the financial records for a business
questioned the bookkeeper about an entry in the accounts
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Recent Examples of bookkeeper
McCauley ran with a slate of board candidates that included Dianna Brooks, a former eight-year administrator and executive bookkeeper in the township office.
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Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Hernan, the jockey who rode Miss Mindy to Romans’ first victory, is his bookkeeper.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
According to Village East co-op board vice president, Rachel, 57, a bookkeeper who asked to be identified by first name only, many building residents want a video intercom to prevent package theft and increase security.
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New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Rick’s wife, Judie, is the bookkeeper at the business, and their son Aaron is the vice president.
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Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Hernan, the jockey who rode Miss Mindy to Romans’ first victory, is his bookkeeper.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
According to Village East co-op board vice president, Rachel, 57, a bookkeeper who asked to be identified by first name only, many building residents want a video intercom to prevent package theft and increase security.
—
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Rick’s wife, Judie, is the bookkeeper at the business, and their son Aaron is the vice president.
—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeeper
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That’s what the board did in 2024, when the county circuit clerk, recorder, auditor and coroner positions all got raises following the 2024 election.
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Graham said that federal investigators did not yet know whether the plane had a flight data recorder — often called a black box — on board.
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Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
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The Riverside County sheriff drew flak for conservatives like Laura Loomer for kneeling alongside activists in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and, when pressed by a CNN reporter, for signaling openness to a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
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Lowther-Pinkerton is a former SAS soldier and equerry to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who served as Prince William and Prince Harry's full-time principal private secretary from 2005 to 2013, plus a year of part-time service in the role after.
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Biddle has been with MDOT since 2023, served as acting secretary in 2025, and has two decades of experience, serving in both the public and private sectors of the transportation industry.
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This collection, however, includes much more than church records, thanks to the first Diocese of Orange archivist, Friar Bill Krekelberg.
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As archivist Maddie DeLaere has noted, the mag’s purview was capacious.
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The Pushing Daisies and Marcella star plays a fearsome and fearless doctor, who along with her second-in-command, registrar Dr Curtis Parker, leads a ragtag group of medical interns on their final chance at Pines Hospital.
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More than 782,000 Orange County voters’ ballots have already been counted for the June 2 primary election, data from the registrar of voters show.
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That belief is guiding the work of the clerk’s office.
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Colorado's county clerks want voters to know that elections are administered by dedicated public servants who work every day to ensure ballots are handled securely, accurately, and transparently.
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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