bookkeepers

plural of bookkeeper
as in reporters
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 bookkeepers According to Xero, this feature will save accountants/bookkeepers 50 percent of their time devoted to reconciliation. Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Intuit Academy offers free resources designed to help create a new generation of accountants and bookkeepers, with an emphasis on reaching underserved communities that stand to gain the most from access to training. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 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 Many afternoons after school, Annie worked alongside the agents, bookkeepers, and assistants, doing her homework or helping with the filing. Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026 Banks in the latter half of the 20th century were able to automate some of the tasks performed by accountants and bookkeepers, and the rise of the ATM initially reduced the number of bank tellers. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026 The site is particularly strong in the accounting and finance sector, with jobs available for everyone from collection managers to controllers, bookkeepers and CPAs. Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • 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
  • Khmara made the remarks at his first briefing with reporters since taking the post on Saturday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
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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
  • Before Vine was gone for good, volunteer internet archivists preserved many of its videos for posterity and Divine used this archive to restore some of the internet’s favorites.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Yet consider the narrative that emerged from Jackson Hole about how Treasury secretary Scott Bessent had allegedly inserted himself where Treasury secretaries shouldn’t.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Tomlin, Fonda and Parton played a trio of secretaries who took revenge on their sexist boss by kidnapping him and enacting changes in the workplace in his name.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • Controversy and censure Curtis, a 68-year-old attorney, was appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors in the spring of 2025 to fill the position vacated by two previous registrars who resigned for health reasons.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Bayeux Tapestry‘s journey to the British Museum was made possible by a remarkable team of conservators, registrars, engineers, and specialist art handlers whose work is rarely seen by the public—and the Times of London has given them their due.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Shillings said the secretary of state's office should provide better tools and training to county clerks to prevent future errors.
    Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Turnover within the court itself, particularly among judges and clerks, has contributed to case delays and disorganization, said Michael Sharma-Crawford, a local immigration attorney.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

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

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