bookkeeper

noun

Definition of bookkeepernext
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 Two former bookkeepers for Wyandotte County District Court and longtime best friends accused of stealing nearly $1 million from the court have been sentenced to prison terms. — Nathan Pilling july 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 On June 16, the hospital's bookkeeper — who had contracted Ebola — was discharged at the same time as a 3-year-old girl. — Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 24 June 2026 In one instance, Brunel brought over four girls from the same Brazilian agency to Epstein, according to a deposition given by one of Brunel’s former bookkeepers, Maritza Vazquez. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 21 May 2026 After Krug died in 1856, Joseph Schlitz, the company's bookkeeper, bought the company and renamed it. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bookkeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeeper
  1. recorder
  2. reporter
  3. secretary
  4. archivist
  5. registrar
  6. clerk
Noun
  • Dean Logan, registrar-recorder and county clerk for Los Angeles County, also said the issue is far from settled.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, the judge granted permission to return it to the recorder’s office.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of recorder
Noun
  • The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in ​the capital on Saturday.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Canales told reporters postgame that Evans’ absence was related to a neck injury.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of reporter
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  • According to correspondence reviewed by ProPublica, the Joint Staff disagreed with the Army acting secretary, who said in a February 2025 memo that the program was redundant and recommended Congress repeal the law that set it in motion.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Alexander Hamilton took the oath of office as the nation’s first secretary of the treasury.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of secretary
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  • Publicly accessible early versions of some games released before this SteamPipe transition had been considered lost content by archivists, no longer accessible from Valve itself and living on only as local downloads on aging machines.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Kemerer became the unofficial archivist of Los Angeles’s king of house moving, George Kress, after buying Kress’s former home.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of archivist
Noun
  • The case went to trial after Santanella filed a civil lawsuit against Tyler and a series of officials that included the Enfield town clerk, the registrar of voters, state elections enforcement commission, and the Secretary of the State’s office.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In Orange County, California, military and overseas ballots will be printed before the end of next week, said Bob Page, the county's registrar of voters.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of registrar
Noun
  • His first job out of law school was as a judge’s clerk at the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, giving him a front-row seat to consequential decisions—and to people who could disagree fiercely without letting those disagreements become personal.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Senior clerk Cristaliz Portalatin posted a TikTok video of the visit that has since drawn more than 44,000 views.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of clerk

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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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