bookkeeper

English

Alternative forms

• book-keeper

Etymology

book +‎ keeper

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌbʊkˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/, /bʌʔˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/

Noun

bookkeeper (plural bookkeepers)

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

Translations

person responsible for keeping records

• Bulgarian: счетоводител
• Danish: bogholder (da) c
• Finnish: kirjuri (fi), kirjanpitäjä (fi)
• Greek: λογιστής (el) (logistís) m

• Romanian: contabil (ro) m
• Russian: бухгалтер (ru) (buxgálter) m, счетовод (ru) (sčetovód) m
• Volapük: (male or female) bukädan (vo), (male) hibukädan (vo), (female) jibukädan (vo)

Synonyms

• accountant

Trivia

• Some sources have described bookkeeper and bookkeeping as the only English words with three consecutive pairs of double letters.