preparer

noun

Definition of preparernext
as in guide

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Recent Examples of preparer Brookins said the tax preparer who handled his returns, Angela Lofton Moore of ALM Business Institute, was recommended by Jay King, president and CEO of the California Black Chamber of Commerce. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 Specializing in business will lead to more customers Using a tax preparer as an example, Warrick Roundtree said that business owners that specialize in catering to particular customers will gain more business than those with broader interests. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Within the Third Circuit, an innocent taxpayer may face unlimited IRS exposure based solely on a preparer’s misconduct. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 If a taxpayer needs help from someone like a return preparer or another third party who needs to access the taxpayer’s information to support a Kwong claim, the IRS requires an authorization form (IRS Form 8821). — Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 June 2026 Its tenants include a tax preparer, two insurance agents and a medical transportation service. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Shannon Driscoll Driscoll, who grew up in Grandview and now lives in Independence, works as a tax preparer at Jackson Hewitt. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026 To Canales, simply put, more prime-time games is a preparer for who the Panthers want to one day be — a perennial playoff contender. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026 Exotic lenders do accept profit and loss statements as long as they are countersigned by a tax preparer. — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparer
  1. guide
  2. coach
  3. trainer
  4. guru
  5. mentor
  6. teacher
  7. tutor
  8. mistress
Noun
  • The two questions the high court will examine include how the Employment Division‘s rule on a law’s neutrality should be applied and if the 10th Circuit should have used a different precedent as its guide, rather than the Employment Division.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • More news Here’s your last-minute voter guide to California’s 2026 general election.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of guide
Noun
  • Brian Schottenheimer wasn’t quite defeated at his press conference last Monday after the 23-13 loss to Green Bay, but the head coach realized how low the morale was around the building.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Jovic, who was part of the Heat’s bench rotation in each of the first three games, received his first DNP-CD (did not play, coach’s decision) of the season on Monday.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • Consider Friday, the first time Reid was available after Simmons had been placed on IR and a day after head trainer Rick Burkholder addressed the media with a statement but took no questions.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Not because trainers are lazy, but because output feels controllable.
    — Ben Plomion, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of trainer
Noun
  • The holiday campaign, created by advertising guru David Lipman, showcases natural diamond jewelry and fine jewelry, and is centered around model Jasmine Tookes and her husband, Juan David Borrero.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • After receiving rave reviews for his chilling portrayal of OpenAI guru Sam Altman, Andrew Garfield is headed towards a busy awards season and that now includes a prestigious new honor.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of guru
Noun
  • The fact that Haslem became a mentor for Adebayo and developed a close friendship with him during their six seasons as Heat teammates will make the moment especially meaningful.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In London, Yeats tried to keep Crowley out of the upper echelons of Golden Dawn, but Mathers, who had served as a mentor to Crowley and who was based in Paris by then, was willing to initiate him into the inner order, the documentary said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of mentor
Noun
  • All four judges are former students or teachers at the College of Magic.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Our teacher had talked about it since the first day, and we were supposed to work on it all year.
    — Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • Sal Khan, who promised a personal AI tutor for every student on the planet, admitted this year that most students weren’t using it.
    — Dmytro Korchevskyi, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Mike Sweeney’s tutor Royals Hall of Famer Mike Sweeney was heartbroken to learn of Benzinger’s passing.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of tutor
Noun
  • Clairmont, Byron’s mistress and mother of his unborn child, had orchestrated the introduction between Byron and the group.
    — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Most of Jack’s mistresses did not express much concern about Jackie.
    — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistress

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