accountant
1 of 2noun
ac·coun·tant ə-ˈkau̇n-tᵊnt 
1
: one that gives an account or is accountable
2
: one who is skilled in the practice of accounting or who is in charge of public or private accounts
accountantship
ə-ˈkau̇n-tᵊn(t)-ˌship
noun accountant
2 of 2adjective
obsolete
: accountable, answerable
I stand accountant for as great a sin
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2022 Afraid of stoking panic among residents that they were being abandoned, Khanatov instructed the city accountant to take home one box every night until the office was cleared. Dalton Bennett, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 Jose Estrella, 62, an accountant and tax preparer in South Boston, is also headed to Cooperstown with Pepén this weekend. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 Prosecutors are also asking the defense to provide more information about Mosby’s third witness, forensic accountant Jerome Schmitt. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022 Suffice to say that the time, effort and accountant fees this required amounted to more than $750. WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 His wife of 61 years, the former Catherine Fava, an accountant and bookkeeper in her husband’s law firm, died in 2019. Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2022 His adoptive parents lived in Kent, where his father was an accountant and his mother a homemaker. Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 At the end of last year, Dina Blankenship, an accountant with Universal Supply Co., wanted to be part of the revitalization of downtown Mobile. Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2022 See More
Noun
On the Republican side, accountant Ericka Redic and Anya Tynio. Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2022 Afraid of stoking panic among residents that they were being abandoned, Khanatov instructed the city accountant to take home one box every night until the office was cleared. Dalton Bennett, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 Jose Estrella, 62, an accountant and tax preparer in South Boston, is also headed to Cooperstown with Pepén this weekend. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 Prosecutors are also asking the defense to provide more information about Mosby’s third witness, forensic accountant Jerome Schmitt. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022 Suffice to say that the time, effort and accountant fees this required amounted to more than $750. WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 His wife of 61 years, the former Catherine Fava, an accountant and bookkeeper in her husband’s law firm, died in 2019. Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2022 His adoptive parents lived in Kent, where his father was an accountant and his mother a homemaker. Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 At the end of last year, Dina Blankenship, an accountant with Universal Supply Co., wanted to be part of the revitalization of downtown Mobile. Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English accomptaunt, accountant "official in charge of accounts," borrowed from Anglo-French acomptant, noun derivative of accountaunt, present participle of acunter, acompter "to account entry 2"
Adjective
Middle English accomptaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French accountaunt, from present participle of acunter, acompter "to account entry 2"
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing accountant
Kids Definition
accountant
noun
ac·coun·tant ə-ˈkau̇n-tᵊnt
: someone whose job is keeping the financial records of a person or a business