ac·coun·tant
ə-ˈkau̇n-tᵊnt 
1
: one that gives an account or is accountable
2
: one who is skilled in the practice of accounting or who is in charge of public or private accounts
obsolete
: accountable, answerable
I stand accountant for as great a sin—
William Shakespeare
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Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
The plea agreement said Lucidi lost his post at the window company, which hired a forensic accountant whose findings later reached the FBI.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 10 Feb. 2026
Brathwaite grew up in a middle-class household in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the son of an accountant and a nurse.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Bobby Brooks, 33, an accountant for a Loop financial firm, has been getting groceries delivered by a Coco robot for months.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The arrival of the ATM famously led to the employment of more bank tellers, just as the introduction of Excel swelled the ranks of accountants and Photoshop spiked demand for graphic designers.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
The plea agreement said Lucidi lost his post at the window company, which hired a forensic accountant whose findings later reached the FBI.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 10 Feb. 2026
Brathwaite grew up in a middle-class household in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the son of an accountant and a nurse.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Bobby Brooks, 33, an accountant for a Loop financial firm, has been getting groceries delivered by a Coco robot for months.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for accountant
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“Accountant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accountant. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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