bookkeeper

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UK/ˌbʊkˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/UK/bʌʔˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/

noun

A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.

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accountant
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Meanings

nounbookkeeper (plural bookkeepers)

plural bookkeepers · alternative book-keeper

  1. accountingA person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.
  2. A bookseller

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
accountant

Origin

From book + keeper.

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Translations

Arabic مُحَاسِب, مُحَاسِبَة
  • مُحَاسِب (muḥāsib)person responsible for keeping records
  • مُحَاسِبَة (muḥāsiba)person responsible for keeping records
Bulgarian счетоводи́тел, счетоводи́телка
  • счетоводи́тел (sčetovodítel)person responsible for keeping records
  • счетоводи́телка (sčetovodítelka)person responsible for keeping records
Chinese Mandarin 簿記員 /簿记员, 会计
  • 簿記員 /簿记员 (bùjìyuán)person responsible for keeping records
  • 会计 (kuàijì)person responsible for keeping records
  • 會計 /会计 (kuàijì)person responsible for keeping records
Danish bogholder
  • bogholderperson responsible for keeping records
Dutch boekhouder
  • boekhouderperson responsible for keeping records
Esperanto libro-tenisto, kontisto
  • libro-tenistoperson responsible for keeping records
  • kontistoperson responsible for keeping records
Estonian raamatupidaja
  • raamatupidajaperson responsible for keeping records
Finnish kirjuri, kirjanpitäjä
  • kirjuriperson responsible for keeping records
  • kirjanpitäjäperson responsible for keeping records
French comptable
  • comptableperson responsible for keeping records
German Buchhalter, Buchhalterin
  • Buchhalterperson responsible for keeping records
  • Buchhalterinperson responsible for keeping records
Greek λογιστής, καταστιχογράφος
  • λογιστής (logistís)person responsible for keeping records
  • καταστιχογράφος (katastichográfos)person responsible for keeping records
Hebrew מְנַהֵל חֶשְׁבּוֹנוֹת
  • מְנַהֵל חֶשְׁבּוֹנוֹתperson responsible for keeping records
Hungarian könyvelő, könyvelőnő
  • könyvelőperson responsible for keeping records
  • könyvelőnőperson responsible for keeping records
Latin tabulārius, ratiōcinātor
  • tabulāriusperson responsible for keeping records
  • ratiōcinātorperson responsible for keeping records
  • perscriptorperson responsible for keeping records
Norwegian Bokmål bokholder
  • bokholderperson responsible for keeping records
Polish księgowy, księgowa
  • księgowyperson responsible for keeping records
  • księgowaperson responsible for keeping records
Portuguese contabilista, guarda-livros
  • contabilistaperson responsible for keeping records
  • guarda-livrosperson responsible for keeping records
Romanian contabil
  • contabilperson responsible for keeping records
Russian бухга́лтер, бухга́лтерша
  • бухга́лтер (buxgálter)person responsible for keeping records
  • бухга́лтерша (buxgálterša)person responsible for keeping records
  • счетово́д (sčetovód)person responsible for keeping records
  • счетово́дка (sčetovódka)person responsible for keeping records
Swahili mweka hesabu
  • mweka hesabuperson responsible for keeping records
Swedish bokhållare
  • bokhållareperson responsible for keeping records
Ukrainian бухга́лтер, бухга́лтерка
  • бухга́лтер (buxhálter)person responsible for keeping records
  • бухга́лтерка (buxhálterka)person responsible for keeping records
Cite this entry
APA

bookkeeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookkeeper

MLA

“bookkeeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookkeeper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookkeeper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookkeeper.

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