Buchhalter

accountant

noun BOOKH-hal-ter Rare

Origin: literally book-keeper

Also means

bookkeeper

Usage Note

Buchhalter keeps the accounts, literally holding the Bücher (books). It refers to a bookkeeper rather than the higher Steuerberater (tax advisor) or Wirtschaftsprüfer (auditor). The activity is Buchhaltung, also the name of the accounting department. Plural unchanged.

Examples

"Der Buchhalter erstellte die Monatsabrechnung."

Natural Translation

The bookkeeper prepared the monthly statement.

Literal Translation

The bookkeeper created the monthly-statement.

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