bookkeeper

noun

Definition of bookkeepernext
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 Wallace began working at the church in 2018 as its bookkeeper, Fogg wrote in the charging documents. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 To inventory their emissions, carbon’s bookkeepers first consult the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 Tami Day served nearly 27 years as a bookkeeper in Oldham County Schools. — Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2026 Intuit Academy offers free resources designed to help create a new generation of accountants and bookkeepers, with an emphasis on reaching underserved communities that stand to gain the most from access to training. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bookkeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeeper
  1. recorder
  2. reporter
  3. secretary
  4. archivist
  5. registrar
  6. clerk
Noun
  • Amazon Amazon on Thursday unveiled two new Bee listening devices, including a wearable and a credit card-sized voice recorder, marking its latest push into the AI gadget market.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The officers feared one of these unvetted women might be carrying a recorder to set up in a bedroom, or, worse, might take it upon herself to harm the president or someone in his inner circle.
    — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of recorder
Noun
  • Watt joined play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson after Tony Romo went on leave following his July 23 arrest in Wisconsin.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • According to one of the student reporters, SB Nation’s Testudo Times journalist Nolan Rogalski, he and Jude Wilkenfeld believed they were permitted to stand outside the football complex because Maryland is a public university.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • The board includes a representative from the team, the commerce secretary, appointees of the governor and legislative leaders and local representatives from Kansas City, Kansas, and Olathe.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The equipment truck had left spring training in Tempe, Arizona, and was in Salt Lake City, unsure where to go, when Selig called traveling secretary Tommy Ferguson, who had held the same job with the Braves.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of secretary
Noun
  • So, this brilliant archivist who worked with me found these images from French, German, and Italian anthropological expeditions.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • From Black historians to disability scholars, archivists to musicians, film is a global medium through which people learn about the world and each other.
    — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of archivist
Noun
  • Robert Jones, a strategist for the Valadao campaign, told The Times on Tuesday that the campaign had been in close communication with the registrar’s office and was not overly concerned.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The voter generally has six calendar days after election day to present acceptable identification to the county voter registrar or complete another applicable statutory procedure for the ballot to be counted.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of registrar
Noun
  • In August 2023, Bangs offered LaGrone an earlier plea agreement under which he would have been sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to a record in the district clerk’s file.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, said that the clerks who didn't comply with the government's demands could face prosecution as well.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of clerk

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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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