bean counter
bean counter · bean counters
A person who is excessively interested in controlling or reducing expenses, increasing…A person who is excessively interested in controlling or reducing expenses, increasing profits, or in quantitative details in general.
» Tom is a bean counter.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, idiomatic, mildly)A person who is excessively interested in controlling or reducing expenses, increasing profits, or in quantitative details in general.
Erbsenzähler, Erbsenzählerin
More definitions
- an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
Examples
4 sentencesTom is a bean counter.
Accountants are sometimes called "bean counters".
Accountants are often called bean counters.
Jerry is the bean counter for our company.
deJerry ist bei uns in der Firma der Erbsenzähler.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
person excessively interested in expenses and quantitative details:
Origin
Probably from German Erbsenzähler (literally “pea counter”).Probably from German Erbsenzähler (literally “pea counter”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: bean countersWord family
1 related wordsRelatedbeancount