Thesaurus results for BOOKKEEPERS

bookkeepers

noun

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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Recent Examples of bookkeepers To inventory their emissions, carbon’s bookkeepers first consult the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 According to Xero, this feature will save accountants/bookkeepers 50 percent of their time devoted to reconciliation. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Intuit Academy offers free resources designed to help create a new generation of accountants and bookkeepers, with an emphasis on reaching underserved communities that stand to gain the most from access to training. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Two former bookkeepers for Wyandotte County District Court and longtime best friends accused of stealing nearly $1 million from the court have been sentenced to prison terms. — Nathan Pilling july 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Many afternoons after school, Annie worked alongside the agents, bookkeepers, and assistants, doing her homework or helping with the filing. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026 Banks in the latter half of the 20th century were able to automate some of the tasks performed by accountants and bookkeepers, and the rise of the ATM initially reduced the number of bank tellers. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026 The site is particularly strong in the accounting and finance sector, with jobs available for everyone from collection managers to controllers, bookkeepers and CPAs. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025

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In a statement read to reporters Friday, Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, shot the gunman in Thursday's attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
When the interview ended, Zacharia said hello to a crowd of reporters gathered outside, but declined to answer any questions.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporters

Noun

From Black historians to disability scholars, archivists to musicians, film is a global medium through which people learn about the world and each other.

— Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Academic titleholders at Cornell -- including professors, senior lecturers, librarians, archivists and others -- are eligible to be senators, who serve three-year terms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of archivists

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In 2024, at least six secretaries of state offices received threatening letters containing suspicious substances, though hazardous material was not found, according to media reports.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
That changed after the 2020 presidential election, when secretaries of state in places such as Arizona, Georgia and Michigan were thrust into battles over election results, certification and false claims of widespread fraud.

— Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of secretaries

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Curtis was appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors last year after two previous registrars resigned.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The Bayeux Tapestry‘s journey to the British Museum was made possible by a remarkable team of conservators, registrars, engineers, and specialist art handlers whose work is rarely seen by the public—and the Times of London has given them their due.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of registrars

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The commission agreed to her recommendation that the guidance tell clerks to encourage law enforcement agents planning to come to the polls to be in plain clothes and not uniforms.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
That analysis is an undercount, since many court clerks don’t clearly label attorney filings on their dockets.

— Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026

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