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
Henry Golding plays a bookkeeper whose sole purpose is to set up the lore, but Discord’s threat always feels more contrived than inevitable.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 July 2025
As many as a half-dozen Republicans were openly wavering about extending tax cuts that could add $5 trillion to the national debt over a decade, according to Congress’ bookkeepers.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Syd was able to help shape Tina, a former bookkeeper with no culinary skills beyond mixing beef, into a world-class sous-chef.
—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
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 July 2025
As many as a half-dozen Republicans were openly wavering about extending tax cuts that could add $5 trillion to the national debt over a decade, according to Congress’ bookkeepers.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Syd was able to help shape Tina, a former bookkeeper with no culinary skills beyond mixing beef, into a world-class sous-chef.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeeper
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However, inside the casing is a 158-degree wide-angle 720P video camera with a recorder and a dollop of AI computer tech, plus a battery to run it all for about four hours.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Browne has no idea what his younger self wanted to do with that recorder.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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This latest exchange on social media comes after a rare in-person spat when Van Orden interrupted a Spectrum TV reporter interviewing Pocan and Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Wied outside of the U.S. Capitol.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dylan Sherman is a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Aug. 2025
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Among the Republican senators who voted to confirm her included then-Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, who is now Trump’s vice president, and then-Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who is now Trump’s secretary of state.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
3 Aug. 2025
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The federal prosecutor who negotiated the deal, Alex Acosta, became the secretary of Labor in Trump's first administration, but resigned after fallout from a 2018 Miami Herald investigation that revealed Acosta's role in the deal.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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The archivist has prepared materials for the students: books, pamphlets, manuscripts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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For example, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also currently the U.S. National Security Advisor, the acting administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the acting archivist of the United States.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The final steps often include DNS updates, registrar coordination and legal reviews, especially if intellectual property rights are involved.—
Michael Gargiulo,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Other factors the registrar is considering for updates include federal and state law, data from previous elections, best practices determined by the registrar and the county budget, Page said.—
Lillian Ashworth,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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The judge even gave out her clerk’s cellphone number so the parties could reach out if any issues come up over the weekend.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Aug. 2025
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When the drop box had still not been returned to the clerk's office on Sept. 27, 2024, Bernarde filed a second report to the Marathon County District Court and delivered a letter to the mayor requesting the return of the drop box by noon that day.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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