noun

accountant

accountant

My accountant helps me with my taxes.

My accountant helps me with my taxes.

She works as a certified public accountant.

She works as a chartered accountant.

((an accountant)) a person who keeps or inspects financial accounts. He is an accountant for a large company.

Synonyms: bookkeeper, auditor, bean counter (informal)

From Old French 'aconter', from 'a-' (to) + 'conter' (to count). The '-ant' suffix denotes a person who performs an action.

An 'accountant' is a person who 'counts' the money and keeps the 'accounts' in order.

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