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accountant
- /əˈkaʊn.tənt/ US
- [əˈkæʊn.ʔn̩ʔ] US
Where it comes from
From Middle English, from Middle French acuntant. Equivalent to account + -ant. First attested in the mid 15th century.
noun accountants
- One who renders account; one accountable.
- A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).
- One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.
- One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records. Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this 50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur Phone bill about two G's flat No need to worry, my accountant handles that And my whole crew is loungin' Celebratin' every day, no mor
- A sex worker, particularly one who does not want to be publicized as one.
adjective more accountant · most accountant
- Accountable.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: comptroller, controller, auditor, bookkeeper, bookkeeping, accounting, accountancy, ledger, account, financial, book-keeping, count, reviser, reviewer, acct, accountable
Translations
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noun one who renders account; one accountable
| Español | contador, contadora, contable |
|---|---|
| Română | contabil, contabilă |
| Русский | отве́тчик otvétčik, отве́тчица otvétčica |
noun a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
| Español | contable, contador, tenedor de libros |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 회계사 hoegyesa |
| 日本語 | 会計士 kaikeishi |
| 中文 | 會計 /会计 kuàijì, 會計師 /会计师 kuàijìshī |
| हिन्दी | लेखाकार lekhākār, मुनीम munīm |
| Kiswahili | mhasibu |
| Português | contador, contabilista |
| Français | comptable |
| Deutsch | Buchhalter, Buchhalterin |
| Italiano | contabile, ragioniere, capocarico |
| Ελληνικά | λογιστής logistís, λογίστρια logístria |
| Română | contabil, contabilă |
| Русский | бухга́лтер buxgálter, бухга́лтерша buxgálterša, счетово́д sčetovód, счетово́дка sčetovódka |
| Tiếng Việt | kế toán |
| العربية | مُحَاسِب muḥāsib, مُحَاسِبَة muḥāsiba |
| עברית | רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן ro'é kheshbón |
noun one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts
| 日本語 | 会計係 kaikei gakari, 経理担当者 keiri tantōsha |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 會計 /会计 kuàijì |
| हिन्दी | लेखाकार lekhākār |
| Français | comptable |
| Ελληνικά | λογιστής logistís, λογίστρια logístria |
| Română | contabil, contabilă |
| Русский | бухга́лтер buxgálter, бухга́лтерша buxgálterša, счетово́д sčetovód, счетово́дка sčetovódka |
| العربية | مُحَاسِب muḥāsib, مُحَاسِبَة muḥāsiba |
noun one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another
| Español | contable, contador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 회계사 hoegyesa |
| 日本語 | 会計士 kaikeishi |
| 中文 | 會計 /会计 kuàijì |
| हिन्दी | लेखाकार lekhākār |
| Português | contador, contabilista |
| Français | expert-comptable, comptable |
| Deutsch | Buchhalter, Buchhalterin |
| Italiano | ragioniere |
| Ελληνικά | λογιστής logistís, λογίστρια logístria |
| Română | contabil, contabilă |
| Русский | бухга́лтер buxgálter, бухга́лтерша buxgálterša, счетово́д sčetovód, счетово́дка sčetovódka |
| العربية | مُحَاسِب muḥāsib, مُحَاسِبَة muḥāsiba |
| עברית | רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן ro'é kheshbón |
Talk about this word "accountant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/accountant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. accountant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/accountant "accountant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/accountant.Cite this
@misc{accountant_2026,
title = {accountant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accountant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
