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accountant

noun
/əˈkaʊn.tənt/US

Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle French acuntant. Equivalent to account + -ant. First attested in the mid 15th century.

  1. derived from acuntant

Definitions

  1. One who renders account

    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

    One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of…

      One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.

    2. A sex worker, particularly one who does not want to be publicized as one

    3. Accountable.

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Derived

accountant general, accountantlike, accountantship, certified accountant, Certified National Accountant, certified public accountant, chartered accountant, forensic accountant, management accountant, nonaccountant, subaccountant, turf accountant

Vish — recursive loop

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A definitional loop anchored at accountant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at accountant

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