accountern.

Brit.

/əˈkaʊntə/, U.S.

/əˈkaʊn(t)ər/

Forms:

α. Middle English acountere, Middle English acountour, 1500s– accounter.

β. late Middle English accomptour, 1500s acompter, 1500s–1600s accompter.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: account v., -er suffix¹; French acountour.

Etymology: Partly < account v. + -er suffix¹, and partly < Anglo-Norman acontur, acuntur, acountour accountant, auditor (c1285 or earlier) < aconter , acunter , acounter account v. + -ur , -our -our suffix. Compare accountant adj. and earlier counter n.²

1. A person who accounts, reckons, or calculates. Also: one who presents an account (of money, responsibilities, etc.). Cf. accountant n., counter n.² 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > one who works with numbers

accountera1400

arithmetician1557

reckonmaster1570

computator1591

summer1598

computer1613

counter-castera1616

computant1621

accountant1622

logistic1633

numerist1646

cipherera1648

arithmetic1652

computor1669

figure-caster1831

cruncher1971

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > keeper of accounts

accountera1400

teller1434

countrel?1475

reasoner1509

accountant1539

chequer-man?1577

computist1583

rational1610

actuary1769

account keeper1797

tallyman1857

number cruncher1971

bean-counter1975

society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [noun] > fact of being responsible, answerable, or liable > one who is answerable or liable

accountant1449

accounter1534

answererc1613

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 5408 (MED) As for lordynges cunseylours, wykked legystrys, or fals a-countours.

a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 16 Compotista, acountere..rekenere.

c1440 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Lichfield) (1940) l. 359 [c1405 Hengwrt A Shirreue hadde he been and] Accomptour [Hengwrt Countour].

1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. D.4 That we maye be as good accompters of our offyces and dutyes.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. viii. 105 It is not for mee to stand here disproouing the doubts of the Accounters of tymes.

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Contador An accounter, a receiuer of the exchequer, computator, quæstor.

1631 W. Cornwallis Ess. (ed. 2) ii. li. sig. Hh8 Hee that can make so euen a reckoning, is none of the worst Accompters.

1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. x. 193 The Accounter and Steward of the artillery remayning.

1718 H. Prideaux Old & New Test. Connected II. ii. 120 They are certainly the worst Historians, and the worst accounters of Times, that ever pretended to be either.

1750 Biographia Classica (ed. 2) II. 249 Being so severe an Accounter for his own Time, he might less invidiously urge others to an Improvement of theirs.

1842 Trevor Hastinges I. xiv. 252 All was mystery, some supposed that it was the devil himself, as said these sapient accounters for things unaccountable.

1855 E. W. Cox Rep. Cases Criminal Law 6 273 You do not give full effect to the absolute covenant by Wiggins—that he or his servant will day by day account. Does not that imply that Wiggins is the real receiver as well as the accounter?

a1917 M. B. Bishop Tidal Years & Other Poems (1929) 35 O thou questioner! accounter of each passing show, Who thinkest by searching God's secrets to know.

1992 S. J. Read in M. L. McLaughlin et al. Explaining one's Self to Others i. 7 In providing an excuse, the accounter tries to present a story in which the occurrence of the negative consequences was essentially outside the control of the accounter.

†2. A person who presents a narrative or descriptive account; a narrator. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > [noun] > narrator

teller1340

expositora1398

accounterc1400

reporterc1405

provinoura1475

recounter1485

relator1588

relater1598

repeater1598

narrator1599

retailer1607

nomenclator1628

enarrator1632

accountant1655

relatist1656

narrater1758

narratrix1796

narratress1798

c1400 Last Age of Church (1840) p. xxvi (MED) Þis also [he] schewiþ openly bi discripcioun of tyme of Eusebi, Bede, and Haymound, most preued of acounteris or talkeris.

†3. An account, reckoning. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > an account or reckoning

accountc1300

taila1325

laya1400

tale1401

reckoningc1405

tailye1497

accounterc1503

lawing1535

note1587

post1604

chalking1613

tally1614

computus1631

tick1681

tab1889

slate1909

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. ciiij^v The arreagis of the last acompter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	accounter
释义	accountern. Brit. /əˈkaʊntə/, U.S. /əˈkaʊn(t)ər/ Forms: α. Middle English acountere, Middle English acountour, 1500s– accounter. β. late Middle English accomptour, 1500s acompter, 1500s–1600s accompter. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: account v., -er suffix¹; French acountour. Etymology: Partly < account v. + -er suffix¹, and partly < Anglo-Norman acontur, acuntur, acountour accountant, auditor (c1285 or earlier) < aconter , acunter , acounter account v. + -ur , -our -our suffix. Compare accountant adj. and earlier counter n.² 1. A person who accounts, reckons, or calculates. Also: one who presents an account (of money, responsibilities, etc.). Cf. accountant n., counter n.² 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > one who works with numbers accountera1400 arithmetician1557 reckonmaster1570 computator1591 summer1598 computer1613 counter-castera1616 computant1621 accountant1622 logistic1633 numerist1646 cipherera1648 arithmetic1652 computor1669 figure-caster1831 cruncher1971 society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > keeper of accounts accountera1400 teller1434 countrel?1475 reasoner1509 accountant1539 chequer-man?1577 computist1583 rational1610 actuary1769 account keeper1797 tallyman1857 number cruncher1971 bean-counter1975 society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [noun] > fact of being responsible, answerable, or liable > one who is answerable or liable accountant1449 accounter1534 answererc1613 a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 5408 (MED) As for lordynges cunseylours, wykked legystrys, or fals a-countours. a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 16 Compotista, acountere..rekenere. c1440 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Lichfield) (1940) l. 359 [c1405 Hengwrt A Shirreue hadde he been and] Accomptour [Hengwrt Countour]. 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. D.4 That we maye be as good accompters of our offyces and dutyes. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. viii. 105 It is not for mee to stand here disproouing the doubts of the Accounters of tymes. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Contador An accounter, a receiuer of the exchequer, computator, quæstor. 1631 W. Cornwallis Ess. (ed. 2) ii. li. sig. Hh8 Hee that can make so euen a reckoning, is none of the worst Accompters. 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. x. 193 The Accounter and Steward of the artillery remayning. 1718 H. Prideaux Old & New Test. Connected II. ii. 120 They are certainly the worst Historians, and the worst accounters of Times, that ever pretended to be either. 1750 Biographia Classica (ed. 2) II. 249 Being so severe an Accounter for his own Time, he might less invidiously urge others to an Improvement of theirs. 1842 Trevor Hastinges I. xiv. 252 All was mystery, some supposed that it was the devil himself, as said these sapient accounters for things unaccountable. 1855 E. W. Cox Rep. Cases Criminal Law 6 273 You do not give full effect to the absolute covenant by Wiggins—that he or his servant will day by day account. Does not that imply that Wiggins is the real receiver as well as the accounter? a1917 M. B. Bishop Tidal Years & Other Poems (1929) 35 O thou questioner! accounter of each passing show, Who thinkest by searching God's secrets to know. 1992 S. J. Read in M. L. McLaughlin et al. Explaining one's Self to Others i. 7 In providing an excuse, the accounter tries to present a story in which the occurrence of the negative consequences was essentially outside the control of the accounter. †2. A person who presents a narrative or descriptive account; a narrator. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > [noun] > narrator teller1340 expositora1398 accounterc1400 reporterc1405 provinoura1475 recounter1485 relator1588 relater1598 repeater1598 narrator1599 retailer1607 nomenclator1628 enarrator1632 accountant1655 relatist1656 narrater1758 narratrix1796 narratress1798 c1400 Last Age of Church (1840) p. xxvi (MED) Þis also [he] schewiþ openly bi discripcioun of tyme of Eusebi, Bede, and Haymound, most preued of acounteris or talkeris. †3. An account, reckoning. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > an account or reckoning accountc1300 taila1325 laya1400 tale1401 reckoningc1405 tailye1497 accounterc1503 lawing1535 note1587 post1604 chalking1613 tally1614 computus1631 tick1681 tab1889 slate1909 c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. ciiij^v The arreagis of the last acompter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1400
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