Meanings
nounaccountant (plural accountants)
plural accountants
- One who renders account; one accountable.
- accountingOne who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.
- accountingOne whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.
1 more example
Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this 50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur Phone bill about two G's flat No need to worry, my accountant handles that And my whole crew is loungin' Celebratin' every day, no more public housin'
1994, 2:40 from the start, in Juicy (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G. - euphemisticA sex worker, particularly one who does not want to be publicized as one.
adjectiveaccountant (comparative more accountant, superlative most accountant)
comparative more accountant · superlative most accountant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who maintains and audits business accounts
Similar
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchacuntant
- Englishaccountant
From Middle English, from Middle French acuntant. Equivalent to account + -ant. First attested in the mid 15th century.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans rekenmeester, boekhouer
- rekenmeestera reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- boekhouera reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Arabic مُحَاسِب, مُحَاسِبَة
- مُحَاسِب (muḥāsib)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- مُحَاسِبَة (muḥāsiba)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- مُحَاسِب (muḥāsib)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- مُحَاسِبَة (muḥāsiba)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- مُحَاسِب (muḥāsib)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- مُحَاسِبَة (muḥāsiba)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Bengali হিসাবরক্ষক
- হিসাবরক্ষক (hiśaborokkhok)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Bulgarian счетоводи́тел, счетоводи́телка
- счетоводи́тел (sčetovodítel)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- счетоводи́телка (sčetovodítelka)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- счетоводи́тел (sčetovodítel)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Catalan comptable, comptable
- comptablea reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- comptableone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Chinese Cantonese 會計 /会计, 會計師 /会计师
- 會計 /会计 (wui⁶ gai³, kui² gai³, kui³ gai³)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- 會計師 /会计师 (wui⁶ gai³ si¹)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Chinese Mandarin 會計 /会计, 會計師 /会计师
- 會計 /会计 (kuàijì)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- 會計師 /会计师 (kuàijìshī)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- 會計 /会计 (kuàijì)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- 會計 /会计 (kuàijì)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Czech účetní, účetní
- účetnía reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- účetníone who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- účetníone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Danish bogholder, bogholder
- bogholdera reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- bogholderone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Dutch boekhouder, accountant
- boekhoudera reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- accountanta reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- boekhouderone who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- boekhouderone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Esperanto kalkulisto, kontisto
- kalkulistoa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- kontistoa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- kalkulistoone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Estonian raamatupidaja
- raamatupidajaa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Finnish kirjanpitäjä, kirjanpitäjä
- kirjanpitäjäa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- kirjanpitäjäone who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- tilintarkastajaone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- kirjanpitäjäone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
French comptable, comptable
- comptablea reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- comptableone who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- expert-comptableone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- comptableone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
German Buchhalter, Buchhalterin
- Buchhaltera reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- Buchhalterina reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- Buchhalterone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- Buchhalterinone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Greek λογιστής, λογίστρια
- λογιστής (logistís)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- λογίστρια (logístria)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- λογιστής (logistís)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- λογίστρια (logístria)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- λογιστής (logistís)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- λογίστρια (logístria)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Hebrew רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן, רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן
- רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ro'é kheshbón)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ro'é kheshbón)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Hindi लेखाकार, मुनीम
- लेखाकार (lekhākār)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- मुनीम (munīm)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- लेखाकार (lekhākār)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- लेखाकार (lekhākār)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Hungarian könyvelő, könyvelő
- könyvelőa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- könyvelőone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Icelandic endurskoðandi
- endurskoðandia reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Indonesian akuntan, akuntan
- akuntana reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- akuntanone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Irish cuntasóir, cuntasóir
- cuntasóirone who renders account; one accountable
- cuntasóira reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- cuntasóirone who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- cuntasóirone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Italian contabile, ragioniere
- contabilea reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- ragionierea reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- capocaricoa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- ragioniereone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Japanese 会計士, 会計係
- 会計士 (kaikeishi)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- 会計係 (kaikei gakari)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- 経理担当者 (keiri tantōsha)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- 会計士 (kaikeishi)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Korean 회계사, 회계사
- 회계사 (hoegyesa)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- 회계사 (hoegyesa)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Latin tabulārius, ratiōcinātor
- tabulāriusa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- ratiōcinātora reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- perscriptora reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Latvian grāmatvedis
- grāmatvedisa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Lithuanian buhalteris
- buhalterisa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Malay akauntan, akauntan
- akauntana reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- akauntanone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Norwegian Bokmål regnskapsfører, bokholder
- regnskapsførera reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- bokholdera reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- regnskapsførerone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Polish księgowy, księgowa
- księgowya reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- księgowaa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- buchaltera reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- buchalterkaa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- księgowyone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- księgowaone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Portuguese contador, contabilista
- contadora reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- contabilistaa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- contadorone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- contabilistaone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Romanian contabil, contabilă
- contabilone who renders account; one accountable
- contabilăone who renders account; one accountable
- contabila reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- contabilăa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- contabilone who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- contabilăone who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- contabilone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- contabilăone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Russian отве́тчик, отве́тчица
- отве́тчик (otvétčik)one who renders account; one accountable
- отве́тчица (otvétčica)one who renders account; one accountable
- бухга́лтер (buxgálter)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- бухга́лтерша (buxgálterša)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- счетово́д (sčetovód)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- счетово́дка (sčetovódka)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- бухга́лтер (buxgálter)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- бухга́лтерша (buxgálterša)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- счетово́д (sčetovód)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- счетово́дка (sčetovódka)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- бухга́лтер (buxgálter)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- бухга́лтерша (buxgálterša)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Scottish Gaelic cunntasair, cunntasair
- cunntasaira reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- cunntasairone who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
Slovak účtovník, účtovníčka
- účtovníka reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- účtovníčkaa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- účtovnýone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Spanish contador, contadora
- contadorone who renders account; one accountable
- contadoraone who renders account; one accountable
- contableone who renders account; one accountable
- contablea reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- contadora reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- tenedor de librosa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- contableone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- contadorone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Swahili mhasibu
- mhasibua reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Swedish bokhållare
- bokhållarea reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Tagalog tagapagtuos, tagatuos
- tagapagtuosa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- tagatuosone whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Thai นักบัญชี
- นักบัญชี (nák-ban-chii)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Turkish muhasebeci, muhasip
- muhasebecia reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- muhasipa reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- saymana reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- muhasebecione whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Ukrainian бухга́лтер, бухга́лтерка
- бухга́лтер (buxhálter)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- бухга́лтерка (buxhálterka)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- рахівни́к (raxivnýk)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- рахівни́ця (raxivnýcja)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- бухга́лтер (buxhálter)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- бухга́лтерша (buxhálterša)one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
- бухга́лтер (buxhálter)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Urdu مُحاسِب, اَکاؤُنْٹَنْٹ
- مُحاسِب (muhāsib)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- اَکاؤُنْٹَنْٹ (akāunṭanṭ)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Vietnamese kế toán
- kế toána reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
Welsh cyfrifydd, cyfrifydd
- cyfrifydda reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- cyfrifyddone who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
Yiddish בוכהאַלטער, עקאָנאָם
- בוכהאַלטער (bukhhalter)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- עקאָנאָם (ekonom)a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
- בוכהאַלטער (bukhhalter)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
- עקאָנאָם (ekonom)one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
Cite this entry
APA
accountant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accountant
MLA
“accountant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accountant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accountant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accountant.
Source: accountant on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.