noun
bookkeeper
buuk-KEE-puh
noun
1
A person who keeps track of a business's financial records.
"The bookkeeper reconciled the accounts every month."
How to Use Bookkeeper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone whose job is recording and organising a business's day-to-day financial transactions.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "bookmaker" — a bookkeeper handles accounts, while a bookmaker takes bets.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
bookkeepers plural
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Etymology
A compound of "book" (in the sense of financial records) and "keeper" — literally someone who keeps the books.