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bookkeeper

[book-keep-er] / ˈbʊkˌkip ər /
NOUN
accountant
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Rowley struggled to find work as a bookkeeper because so many locations triggered her allergies.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Elizabette Guecamburu, a bookkeeper who has a rare neuromuscular disorder, spoke at Monday’s rally and implored the governor to remember the teachings of their shared alma mater Santa Clara University, a Jesuit-led private school.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

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

Leila worked part-time as a bookkeeper with a heightened attention to detail; her memory for little things bordered on the photogenic.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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

Witnesses in the case have seesawed between bookkeepers and bankers with often dry testimony to Daniels and others with salacious and unflattering stories about Trump and the tabloid world machinations meant to keep them secret.

From Seattle Times May 9, 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

They were the postal workers and the struggling bookkeepers and the men lying on their couches at home without any job at all.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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