as in recorder
a person whose job is to keep the financial records for a business
questioned the bookkeeper about an entry in the accounts
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Back in 2021, Humphrey said the union asked the district to conduct a wage analysis to see how pay for non-certified staff — including instructional assistants, bookkeepers, office clerks and cafeteria workers — compared to pay for similar roles elsewhere in the city.
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
Transfer and bumping rights exist with respect to the represented positions, which range from cake decorator and deli manager to bookkeeper.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
His mother, Jane, worked as a school teacher, bookkeeper, and real estate agent at different points in her life.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Her father, a lawyer and part-time post office worker, and her mother, a bookkeeper, both supported New York's cultural scene, exposing Ellen to opera, theater, and classical music from a young age.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 11 May 2025
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
Transfer and bumping rights exist with respect to the represented positions, which range from cake decorator and deli manager to bookkeeper.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
His mother, Jane, worked as a school teacher, bookkeeper, and real estate agent at different points in her life.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Her father, a lawyer and part-time post office worker, and her mother, a bookkeeper, both supported New York's cultural scene, exposing Ellen to opera, theater, and classical music from a young age.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeeper
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First, Rackauckas instructed Fullerton Detective Antonio Hernandez to keep the tape recorder off during their first interview with Neary, the motion says.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Nebraska is Bruce alone with a four-track recorder whispering his despair into a microphone.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Shomik Mukherjee is a reporter covering Oakland.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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The project is under the authority of the Continuing Authorities program, which authorizes the secretary of the Army to plan, design and implement certain types of water resources projects without additional project-specific congressional authorization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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According to Indiana Code, the secretary can suspend or revoke a license for one of four reasons, including misconduct, which Braun mentioned specifically.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
18 Sep. 2025
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Local culture is infused with goodbyes, says archivist Seonaid McDonald, who helped curate an exhibit at Lews Castle about emigration from the island.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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His sister was the family archivist and quite literally just had a box of undeveloped film.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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This was the second meeting in a row where Wagner and Nguyen did not win enough support to give formal direction to the registrar’s office.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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His teenage son, John Wesley, worked as a clerk who tuned stringed instruments.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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The application goes to the city clerk and then gets sent to The Citizen Advisory Committee on the Naming of Streets.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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