as in recorder
a person whose job is to keep the financial records for a business
questioned the bookkeeper about an entry in the accounts
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Recent Examples of bookkeeper
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeeper
Noun
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After the service, the young boy who loved to play the recorder was buried in Hollywood.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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Closures include libraries, municipal courts, clerk and recorder offices, and motor vehicle title and registration offices.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The China Film Administration (CFA), the body that handles film releases and quotas in the country, released a statement on Thursday in response to a reporter’s question about whether the Trump administration’s increasing tariffs on China would impact imports of American films.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Local news reports say that Lee’s arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday. Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Linda McMahon, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, said the federal government will resume involuntary collections for borrowers in default on May 5.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Proctor, who is running for Kansas secretary of state, said in an interview in late March that the company’s previous plan would have allowed for the release of individuals locally after the adjudication of asylum claims.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The first archivist, Robert D.W. Connor, took office that year with a mandate to organize, preserve and make accessible the nation’s records.—
Elizabeth Call,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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In a quiet but urgent race against time, groups of researchers, archivists, and technologists are working tirelessly to prevent the loss of vital U.S. government data.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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But some Republican registrars took them as an insult, and at least one, Lisa Amatruda of Woodbury, walked out.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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Common registrars include Namecheap, GoDaddy, Dynadot, and Squarespace Domains LLC.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The photo album belonged to Karl Höcker, a former bank clerk who came to Auschwitz to be commandant Richard Baer’s right-hand man.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The checkout clerks at my local Stop & Shop have all but disappeared.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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