bookkeeper
noun
book·keep·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
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The business let go of roughly 90 part-time employees, keeping just the co-CEOs, a bookkeeper and their resident slime-maker.
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
For example, a bookkeeper might try to leverage a chatbot to arrive at an earnings forecast but end up needing to refine the prompt multiple times to get the right output.
—Eilon Reshef, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
His mother juggled low-paying jobs—waitress, bookkeeper—and his father, a heavy drinker, was mostly absent.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Boise resident Jennifer Johnson has two children and works two jobs — running a business for children with disabilities and as a part-time bookkeeper.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
For example, a bookkeeper might try to leverage a chatbot to arrive at an earnings forecast but end up needing to refine the prompt multiple times to get the right output.
—Eilon Reshef, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
His mother juggled low-paying jobs—waitress, bookkeeper—and his father, a heavy drinker, was mostly absent.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Boise resident Jennifer Johnson has two children and works two jobs — running a business for children with disabilities and as a part-time bookkeeper.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookkeeper. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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