accountant
nounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United States//əˈkaʊn.tənt//
- United States/[əˈkæʊn.ʔn̩ʔ]/
One who renders account; one accountable.
noun
- 1
One who renders account; one accountable.
- 2
A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).
- 3
One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.
- 4
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 more public housin'
- 5
A sex worker, particularly one who does not want to be publicized as one.
Etymology
From Middle English, from Middle French acuntant. Equivalent to account + -ant. First attested in the mid 15th century.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteAccountable.
Forms
- plural
- accountants
- comparative
- more accountant
- superlative
- most accountant
accountant · One who renders account; one accountable.
accounting · The development and use of a system for recording and…accuracy · The state of being accurate; being free from error;…accurate · Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not…