budgeteer

[ buhj-i-teer ]

1. a person, especially a government or business official, who prepares a budget.

Word History and Origins

Origin of budgeteer¹

First recorded in 1835–45; budget + -eer

Example Sentences

Before the budgeteer could precisely place it, his attention became diverted by something else, to return no more that evening.

From Project Gutenberg

He seems to have been a little ashamed of writing about circle-squarers: what a slap on the face for an unborn Budgeteer!

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There is much private history which will never come to light, caret quia vate sacro, because no Budgeteer comes across it.

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