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bookkeeper

[book-keep-er] / ˈbʊkˌkip ər /
NOUN
accountant
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His mother worked part time as a bookkeeper while his father was a tax attorney.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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

Born Sara Jane Kahn on Feb. 15, 1930, in Charleston, W. Va., Moore had been an aspiring actress and nurse before finding work as a bookkeeper.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

The men—two truck farmers, a retired crabber, a bookkeeper, a carpenter, a boat builder, a grocer, and a halibut schooner deckhand—were all dressed in coats and neckties.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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