bookkeeper

noun

book·​keep·​er ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce bookkeeper (audio)
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
bookkeeping noun

Examples of bookkeeper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The daughter of a conservative Quaker family that owned the largest whaling fleet in the city, Green learned about finance and trade from a young age, becoming the family’s bookkeeper by age 13. Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024 His mother, Evelyn (Kantor) Newman, was her husband’s bookkeeper. Penelope Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Now, nearly two years later, their eight-episode first season has dropped on Amazon Prime Video, featuring a dizzying array of impressive guest stars from John Turturro to Michaela Coel and the kind of travel budget that would make any bookkeeper sweat. Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024 After graduating from high school, Mr. Jones was hired by the New York City Board of Transportation (which was later replaced by the New York City Transit Authority) as a bookkeeper in 1949. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023 Nanette Niro was the bookkeeper for ANLC and maintained the financial records, federal officials said. Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024 The documents were created by Mahmoud Ghazal, a man whom the Israelis had identified as the Hamas portfolio’s bookkeeper. Justin Scheck, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023 Her mother worked as a classroom aide, a home care provider, a security guard and a bookkeeper while caring for Butler and her two siblings, the governor’s office said. Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023 Mark Makela/Getty Images The daughter of a butcher and a bookkeeper, Dr. Karikó has never been one for the spotlight and was reticent to dwell on how her gender or background might have impacted her career. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bookkeeper was in 1555

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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookkeeper. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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bookkeeper

noun
book·​keep·​er ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce bookkeeper (audio)
: a person who keeps accounts for a business
bookkeeping noun
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