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
Unfortunately her, that’s precisely what this office is — a bookkeeper.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Her father, Harry, worked as a manager at the family lumberyard, and her mother, Frances, was a church secretary and a bookkeeper.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 Feb. 2026
The investigation determined the scheme included collecting checks and cash for various school clubs, which is normal for a bookkeeper, but then a certain amount would be converted for personal use.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
The upside of paying your lawyer, bookkeeper or IT support person?
—Forbes Money Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Her father, Harry, worked as a manager at the family lumberyard, and her mother, Frances, was a church secretary and a bookkeeper.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 Feb. 2026
The investigation determined the scheme included collecting checks and cash for various school clubs, which is normal for a bookkeeper, but then a certain amount would be converted for personal use.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
The upside of paying your lawyer, bookkeeper or IT support person?
—Forbes Money Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bookkeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeeper
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Michael Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk, said that Heidi Pratt was registered to vote in Santa Barbara County.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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All the narrator would have had to do is turn on his recorder for three seconds, and Thomas’s voice would be eternally reproducible.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Perez and Cohen learned of their friends’ death from a Herald reporter.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The meeting started with more than an hour of comments from the public, before the board voted to appoint Pete Geren as its president, Courtney Lewis as its vice president and Rosa Maria Berdeja as its secretary.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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The probe is focused on Councilmember Farah Louis and Debbie Louis, who serves as the governor's assistant secretary of New York City governmental affairs.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, archivists opened parcels from the Anne-Marie cargo ship, which was seized by the British Navy during the Second Battle of Copenhagen, finding a sweater, stockings, silver coins and other items from the ship.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Kate Levasseur is the archivist for the World Food Prize Foundation.—
Kate Levasseur,
Des Moines Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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County records show the registrar of voters initially logged in the receipt of 611,000 mail ballots, according to Bianco, citing the group's audit.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Historically, observers were also charged with registering voters at polling stations and local registrars’ offices with the specific goal of assisting disenfranchised minorities.—
Allison Mashell Mitchell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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Under the model, an occupation scores high on substitution risk when AI can handle most of its core tasks, like insurance claims clerks and bill collectors.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Michael Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk, said that Heidi Pratt was registered to vote in Santa Barbara County.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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