One engaged in bookkeeping The term is applied to a person who does all the bookkeeping of an enterprise, or whose work is specialized, such as one who maintains the general ledger or who works on accounts receivable A bookkeeper may also be an accountant, if, in addition he/she prepares or supervises the preparation of financial statements from the accounts, designs and modifies the methods employed, or supervises transaction recording
book keeper
Hyphenation
book keep·er
Turkish pronunciation
bûk kipır
Pronunciation
/ˈbo͝ok ˈkēpər/ /ˈbʊk ˈkiːpɜr/
Etymology
[ 'buk ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bOc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter.