bookkeeper
Americannoun
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bookkeepers
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Wong says she even did the company accounts on Sundays rather than pay for a bookkeeper because, at the time, saving the money mattered more than getting the day back.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Elizabette Guecamburu, a bookkeeper who has a rare neuromuscular disorder, spoke at Monday’s rally and implored the governor to remember the teachings of their shared alma mater Santa Clara University, a Jesuit-led private school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Gustav works as a bookkeeper for Julia’s father and is never entirely happy with his station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Kathy Gilchrist, a 51-year-old bookkeeper in Pine River, Minn., goes so far as to mark the dates on her calendar when her Kohl’s Cash is valid to ensure she uses it before it expires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
“And I’ll get a fine bookkeeper with it, won’t I? Yes, sir, I bought it—lock, stock, and bookkeeper.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
The Panic of 1893 was followed by a boom in corporations and their demand for what we now call white-collar office workers, such as stenographers and bookkeepers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
The club was barely able to meet the Spanish league’s strict financial control rules last season in time to register all its players, and some more long nights loom for Barcelona’s bookkeepers.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023
Refugees work as housekeepers, maintenance workers and dishwashers, but also as bookkeepers and marketing assistants.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
Every year, bookkeepers at Tri Star conducted a lengthy, court-mandated accounting of her estate.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
I didn't know if she meant the best of the computers or the best of the bookkeepers, and I didn't ask because I was afraid I already knew.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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