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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Back in 2021, Humphrey said the union asked the district to conduct a wage analysis to see how pay for non-certified staff — including instructional assistants, bookkeepers, office clerks and cafeteria workers — compared to pay for similar roles elsewhere in the city.
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
Transfer and bumping rights exist with respect to the represented positions, which range from cake decorator and deli manager to bookkeeper.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
His mother, Jane, worked as a school teacher, bookkeeper, and real estate agent at different points in her life.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Dorothy worked as a bookkeeper at the tool and die company her husband founded, Aggressive Forge.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 21 July 2025
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
Transfer and bumping rights exist with respect to the represented positions, which range from cake decorator and deli manager to bookkeeper.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
His mother, Jane, worked as a school teacher, bookkeeper, and real estate agent at different points in her life.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Dorothy worked as a bookkeeper at the tool and die company her husband founded, Aggressive Forge.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeeper
Noun
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Anderson says, suddenly noticing the red light on my recorder.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Gilbert, phone recorder and notebook in hand to document Westheimer’s stories and wisdom, journeyed to meet up with Westheimer every week beginning in 2024.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Michelle Del Rey is a trending news reporter.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The outlet also reported that Harry’s aides had a private meeting with the king’s communications secretary in London.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Leakey employed Goodall as a secretary and sent her to study primate behavior in London in 1958.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hollace Ava Weiner, director of the Fort Worth Jewish Archives, is an author and archivist who wrote fulltime for the Star-Telegram from 1986 to 1997.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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What's more, Pantzer's own archivist organized the documents meticulously, said Anastasia Karel, interim director of Newfields' library and archives.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, the registrar of voters office said in March that the group fell 1,027 short of the number required because of signatures determined to be invalid or in need of information such as a date or an address.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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For families with online businesses, losing credentials to the website, registrar, email, commerce platform, accounting tools, or payment processors can interrupt revenue, create compliance risk, and jeopardize continuity.—
Jamie Hopkins,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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That developed into work as a sports agate clerk – editing and coding the different box scores for print on our ‘Scoreboard’ page at the time.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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The process went smoothly enough for Daria, except for the moment when the clerk in the internet café paused at her middle name while reviewing her paperwork.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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