bean counter
Example Sentences
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The current CEO is a bean counter who does not seem to understand the complexity of the process and doesn’t live in Washington state, where the bulk of the work is still done.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
Mr. Glassman might be an effective bean counter, but that is not nearly enough to justify his having a seat on the Maryland Board of Public Works.
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022
It would not bother me in the least to give my niece the higher amount, because I’m not a bean counter.
From Slate • May 26, 2021
There no bean counter with a backbone stiff enough to hold the reins.
From Washington Times • May 23, 2019
It was the bean counter versus the artist.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2015
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
