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- German · borrowed fromErbsenzähler
- English todaybean counter
Probably from German Erbsenzähler (literally “pea counter”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bean counter
Today it means: A person who is excessively interested in controlling or reducing expenses, increasing profits, or in quantitative details in general. Full definition →
German Erbsenzähler