bookkeepers

noun

Definition of bookkeepersnext
plural of bookkeeper
as in reporters
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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  1. reporters
  2. secretaries
  3. clerks
Noun
  • But the very best reporters are those that can traffic in that information.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Dallas, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Sasaki is a major offseason priority.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of reporters
Noun
  • A number of presidents kept relatives on the White House payroll throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, many as secretaries, aides or unofficial advisers, according to the National Constitution Center.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This is especially concerning because secretaries earn a median salary of $46,010—below the median for all workers.
    Preston Cooper, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of secretaries
Noun
  • As the movie progresses, Pansy, constantly at her wits’ end, fights with shop clerks, a dentist, her long-suffering husband and son, her sister.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • House Bill 4127, signed by Whitmer Tuesday, prohibits openly carrying firearms at Election Day polling locations, early voting centers, clerks' offices and absentee ballot drop boxes.
    Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of clerks
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