accountant
ac·count·ant [accountant accountants] [əˈkaʊntənt] [əˈkaʊntənt] noun
a person whose job is to keep or check financial accounts
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Law French, present participle of Old French aconter based on conter ‘to count’. The original use was as an adjective meaning ‘liable to give an account’, denoting a person who must do so.
Example Bank:
• We talked to the company's chief accountant.
• the investigating accountant's report
