preparer

[ pri-pair-er ]

/ prɪˈpɛər ər /

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noun

someone who puts something into the proper condition or state of readiness:Consult with a tax preparer to ensure that you take advantage of any state or federal tax credits that may be available.

someone who makes, compiles, or creates something:As a CIA analyst assigned to the White House, he served as the chair of several intelligence committees and was the preparer of the President's daily brief.After handling raw poultry, food preparers must wash their hands thoroughly to avoid transmitting disease-causing bacteria.

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Origin of preparer

prepare + -er¹

Words nearby preparer

prepare, prepared, preparedness, prepared piano, preparental, preparer, prepay, prepense, prepollex, preponderance, preponderant

How to use preparer in a sentence

The most common situation, according to tax preparers and attorneys, occurs when either a check is cashed but doesn’t get applied to the taxpayer’s account, or a return is processed while the check sits unopened in a separate pile of mail.
The IRS Cashed Her Check. Then the Late Notices Started Coming.|by Lydia DePillis|February 16, 2021|ProPublica
When that happens, the tax preparer often gives the IRS a back account to route the fee and the client’s back account for the rest of the refund.
Some Americans learn they won’t get a stimulus payment until they file their 2020 taxes|Heather Long|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
He is such a workaholic type of preparer that I see him being successful for years to come.
Will the Nationals extend Max Scherzer’s contract? There are a few dynamics at play.|Jesse Dougherty|December 16, 2020|Washington Post
Under a new program unveiled on Wednesday called “On Zoom,” the company will allow anyone from a yoga teacher to a speech therapist to a tax preparer to set up sessions on the service and charge attendees.
Zoom’s newest feature will provide a marketplace for virtual events and services|Aaron Pressman|October 14, 2020|Fortune

Gómez told the paper the errors were the fault of her tax preparer and that she plans to file amended paperwork.
Morning Report: How to Open Schools and Other Stuff|Voice of San Diego|October 9, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Intuit argues that allowing the IRS to act as a tax preparer could result in taxpayers paying more money.
Meet the People Making it Harder for You to File Your Taxes|Ilana Glazer|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
McCain, however, had not been an eager preparer for the debates—one top adviser called his rehearsal preparations "a mess."
The Newsweek Campaign Piece|The Daily Beast|November 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Etext preparer's note: This text was first published anonymously in 1886.
Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge|Arthur Christopher Benson
The preparer takes full responsibility for his choice of arrangement.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
The turtle soup, flavoured with aromatic herbs, often gained well-merited praises for its preparer, Neb.
Abandoned|Jules Verne
Queerly enough, it was the great preparer, Darwin, who helped her at the last.
She Buildeth Her House|Will Comfort
The woman was the gatherer of the seeds, the preparer of the food, the care-taker of the children.
The Lake of the Sky|George Wharton James