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
Using German plans and models, the facility's chief bookkeeper and amateur electrician, Stanislas Keenan, built one of the first medical diagnostic X-ray machines in the country in 1896.
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
A lot of startups have no bookkeeper, CFO, or finance team.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
Valorie Moser, a former bookkeeper, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Allocate 10% to 15% of monthly revenue for delegation, focusing on virtual assistants, bookkeepers and content creators first.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
A lot of startups have no bookkeeper, CFO, or finance team.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
Valorie Moser, a former bookkeeper, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Allocate 10% to 15% of monthly revenue for delegation, focusing on virtual assistants, bookkeepers and content creators first.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeeper
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The investigation into Morgan stemmed from a legislative audit that found Mount Ida's mayor and recorder/treasurer were paid a total of $108,684 more than they were entitled to in 2024 and part of 2025.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Hidden inside the roulette table was a secret recorder, which captured everything.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw told reporters after the game about the decision to honor Vesia.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Guardiola, speaking to reporters before City’s 4-1 victory over Dortmund, sounded like a manager who takes Arsenal deadly seriously.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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These actions helped lay the groundwork for the later establishment of the role of White House Press Secretary, a position first occupied by journalist George Akerson, whom Herbert Hoover had originally hired as his secretary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Arkansans who rely on federal food assistance could see their benefits restored as early as next week, Janet Mann, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, told a legislative committee Thursday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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So Sejko, as a professional archivist and head of the editorial department for Italy’s Cinecitta Luce, set about analyzing and curating from the decades of state propaganda films.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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An archivist at Mississippi Public Television reached out.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Two days before that Election Day, turnout in San Diego County stood at 43%, said Antonia Hutzell, a spokesperson for the county registrar.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Taylor, then the deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, was played in the film by English actor Lee Ingleby.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Last year, in an effort to bring at least some unofficial results to the county faster, Forlini and the county sheriff offered a program where a deputy and a county clerk employee went to municipalities to pick up the sticks and drive them back to the county elections department in Mount Clemens.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In September 2017, Singer petitioned the clerk of Palm Beach County to legally change his name to Hunter Barrett Scott.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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