accountant
One who renders accountOne who renders account; one accountable.
Meaning
5 sensesOne who renders account; one accountable.
отве́тчикotvétčik, отве́тчицаotvétčica
A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).
Buchhalter, Buchhalterin
бухга́лтерbuxgálter, бухга́лтершаbuxgálterša, счетово́дsčetovód
бухга́лтерbuxhálter, бухга́лтеркаbuxhálterka, рахівни́кraxivnýk
someone who maintains and audits business accounts
One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.
бухга́лтерbuxgálter, бухга́лтершаbuxgálterša, счетово́дsčetovód
бухга́лтерbuxhálter, бухга́лтершаbuxhálterša
One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.
Buchhalter, Buchhalterin
бухга́лтерbuxgálter, бухга́лтершаbuxgálterša, счетово́дsčetovód
бухга́лтерbuxhálter
(euphemistic)A sex worker, particularly one who does not want to be publicized as one.
Examples
86 sentencesI know you hired an accountant.
Я знаю, що ти взяв на роботу бухгалтера. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что вы наняли бухгалтера. — odexed
I know that you hired an accountant.
Я знаю, що ти взяв на роботу бухгалтера. — deniko
I was an accountant before I became a teacher.
Я був бухгалтером до того, як став учителем. — deniko
ruЯ был бухгалтером, до того как стал учителем. — odexed
Tom is an accountant.
Том бухгалтер. — deniko
ruТом бухгалтер. — odexed
deTom ist Buchhalter. — Yorwba
Tom looks like an accountant.
Том схожий на бухгалтера. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, from Middle French acuntant. Equivalent to account + -ant. First atteFrom Middle English, from Middle French acuntant. Equivalent to account + -ant. First attested in the mid 15th century.
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Forms
plural: accountants| Singular | accountant |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- someone who maintains and audits business accounts:comptrollercontroller
Word family
11 related wordsSee also
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