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View synonyms for bean counter

bean counter

or bean-count·er

[ been koun-ter ]

noun

, Sometimes Disparaging.
  1. an accountant or other financial officer, often one placing undue importance on spending, financial accountability, and profit, or anyone regarded as having a reductively quantitative focus:

    If it were up to the bean counters, this company would never take risks or innovate.

bean-counter

noun

  1. informal.
    an accountant

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bean counter1

An Americanism first recorded in 1970–75

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