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Buchhalter.

accountant, bookkeeper

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbuːxˌhaltər/[ˈbuːxˌhal.tɐ]/ˈbuːxaltər/informal
  1. accountant, bookkeeper

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Buch halten (“to keep the books”) + -er. This verbal phrase is now rare. For some reason one usually says Buchhalter, but Buch führen. For the action noun both Buchhaltung and Buchführung are common. Further analysable as Buch (“book”) + halten (“to hold”) + -er (agent suffix).

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