accountant

[ uh-koun-tnt ]

/ əˈkaʊn tnt /

a person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal or commercial accounts.

Origin of accountant

1425–75; account + -ant; replacing late Middle English accomptant < Middle French, Old French acuntant, present participle of acunter to account

ac·count·ant·ship, noun

The accountant thought it was me and was calling to tell me to go easy.

Joan Rivers: Our Last Interview |Tim Teeman |September 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
According to the announcement, van der Sloot will wed 24-year-old Leidy Carol Figueroa Uceda, an accountant who lives in Lima.

Wedding Bells for Joran van der Sloot |Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau |June 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He took along his brother, Roberto, who was the cartel's accountant.

Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens |Jeff Campagna |June 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Your query will be answered with a blank stare, followed by a long pause and half-hearted reply: My accountant?

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Roy Halston Frowick was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1932, the son of a Norwegian-American accountant.

When Fashion Met Art: Andy Warhol & Halston’s Decades-Long Friendship |Raquel Laneri |May 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There was an accountant, the store clerk, two checkers who tallied ore brought up each shift.

Man of Many Minds |E. Everett Evans
It was not that he did not regard the accountant as worthy of arrest.

The History of Cuba, vol. 1 |Willis Fletcher Johnson
No committeeman or officer receives any remuneration for his services, except that the accountant gets a small salary.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 |Various
While Harry was thus engaged, the accountant stood up and looked towards the foxes.

The Young Fur Traders |R.M. Ballantyne
For the work in the hospital 50 orderlies have been engaged, also one chemist, an accountant and the other necessary personnel.

The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere |Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart

accountant

/ (əˈkaʊntənt) /

a person concerned with the maintenance and audit of business accounts and the preparation of consultant reports in tax and finance