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bookkeeper

[book-keep-er] / ˈbʊkˌkip ər /
NOUN
accountant
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His parents, a police officer and a bookkeeper, encouraged his curiosity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

Richard Kahn, Epstein's accountant and bookkeeper since 2005, had told the mansion's staff to pack two suitcases with the contents of the safe and deliver them to his home, agents wrote.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Around that time, Brunel was fretting over a deposition of Maritza Vasquez, MC2’s former financial controller and bookkeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Gustav works as a bookkeeper for Julia’s father and is never entirely happy with his station.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Kathy was the business’s secretary, bookkeeper, credit department, public-relations manager—she did everything in the office, while her husband handled the building and painting.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The Panic of 1893 was followed by a boom in corporations and their demand for what we now call white-collar office workers, such as stenographers and bookkeepers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

More puzzling still, the district’s bookkeepers say closing schools won’t save the money needed, not even close.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

Refugees work as housekeepers, maintenance workers and dishwashers, but also as bookkeepers and marketing assistants.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2022

Krush was born in Odessa, Ukraine, on Dec. 24, 1983, the daughter of bookkeepers who dreamed of life in the United States.

From New York Times ● May 27, 2020

I didn't know if she meant the best of the computers or the best of the bookkeepers, and I didn't ask because I was afraid I already knew.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg


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