Definition
A person who records and maintains financial accounts and transactions for a business or organization.
Etymology
From book + keeper (one who maintains), dating back to the 1500s. As double-entry bookkeeping became standard practice, the title emerged for the professional who kept the books. It's one of very few English words with three consecutive double letters.
Kelly Says
Bookkeeper is famous in spelling circles as one of only two common English words with three doubled letters in a row (bookkeeper and bookkeeping) — a quirk that stumps spellers because our brains don't expect 'oo,' 'kk,' and 'ee' to all appear together.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንግሥት መኜሪያ
men-gis-t men-g-ri-ya
ARالعربية
محاسب
mo-has-sib
BNবাংলা
গ্রন্থ রক্ষক
gro-nth-ra-kh-ok
CACatalà
lletrat
le-tra-t
CSČeština
bookkeeper
book-keeper
DADansk
bogfører
bog-foer-er
DEDeutsch
Buchhalter
book-hal-ter
ELΕλληνικά
λογιστής
lo-gis-tis
ESEspañol
contable de libros
con-ta-ble de lee-bros
FAفارسی
حسابداری
his-sab-da-ri
FISuomi
kirjanpitäjä
kir-ja-n-pi-ta-jä
FRFrançais
comptable des livres
kom-p-ta-ble deh lee-vruh
GUGU
પુસ્તક રેકોર્ડકીપર
pus-tak re-ko-rd-kee-per
HAHA
maganin littafi
ma-ga-nin lit-ta-fi
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तक-रखवाल
pus-tak-ra-kh-wa-al
HUMagyar
könyvelő
ko-ny-ve-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencatat buku
pen-ca-tat boo-koo
IGIG
onye na-akwụkwọ
o-nye na-ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
contabile dei libri
con-ta-bi-le deh lee-bree
KKKK
кәсіпкер
ka-si-p-ker
KMKM
រាយការណ៍ សៀវភៅ
ra-y-ka-ra-n-rae siev-bou
MRMR
पुस्तकांचे लेखा
pus-ta-ka-anche le-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
pencatat buku
pen-ca-tat boo-koo
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ် စာရင်း
sa-a-o-k sa-ra-ng
NLNederlands
boekhouder
boek-hou-der
NONorsk
bokkeeper
bok-kee-per
PAPA
ਪੁਸਤਕ ਰਖਵਾਲ
pus-tak rak-h-wa-al
PLPolski
księgowy
k-sie-g-o-wy
PTPortuguês
contador de livros
con-ta-dor de lee-vruh
RORomână
contabil
con-ta-bil
RUРусский
бухгалтер
booh-gal-ter
SVSvenska
bokförare
bok-fo-ra-re
SWKiswahili
mhasibu wa vitabu
m-ha-si-bu wa vi-ta-bu
TAதமிழ்
பதிவேட்டாளர்
pa-thi-ve-tta-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
పుస్తకాల రికార్డుదారు
pus-ta-ka-al ri-ka-ar-du-da-ru
TLTL
taga-aklat
ta-ga-a-klat
TRTürkçe
kitap tutucu
kitap tu-tu-cu
UKУкраїнська
бухгалтер
booh-gal-ter
URاردو
کتاب نگار
kitab na-gar
VITiếng Việt
kế toán viên
ke-toan-vien
YOYO
àìpè ìwé
ai-pe ee-weh
ZUZU
umthetho wezincwadi
oom-the-tho we-zin-cwa-di