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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

Kathy Gilchrist, a 51-year-old bookkeeper in Pine River, Minn., goes so far as to mark the dates on her calendar when her Kohl’s Cash is valid to ensure she uses it before it expires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Tony Gene Broxton, a former fire department bookkeeper from the Florida Panhandle, was indicted in 2013 on federal charges of theft of public money and making false statements.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

She was in her mid-40s, divorced and living in Danville, outside San Francisco, when she went to work in 1974 as a bookkeeper for People in Need.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Betsie starting work as Father’s bookkeeper in the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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