accountant
/ə.ˈkæʊn.(t)ən̩(t)/ · ac.ˈcoun.tant
noun
- One who renders account; one accountable. The CEO was held accountable for the company's financial losses.
- A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s). The accountant helped the small business owner with their tax returns.
- One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts. The government appointed a new accountant to oversee the department's budget.
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Did you know? The term 'accountant' was first used in the 15th century to describe a person who kept track of a merchant's financial transactions.