bookkeeper

[book-kee-ping] Origin

book·keep·ing

[book-kee-ping]
noun
the work or skill of keeping account books or systematic records of money transactions (distinguished from accounting).

Origin:
1680–90; book + keeping

book·keep·er, noun

accounting, bookkeeping, finance(s).
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Word Origin & History

bookkeeper
1550s, from book + keep. A rare English word with three consecutive double letters. Related: Bookkeeping.
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