Definition of bean counter

bean counter

a person involved in the finances of an organization - e.g. an accountant. Mildly derogatory, this term implies that the person is concerned only with financial figures and not the larger concerns of the organization.

Citation from "Good Advices", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 2 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: professions (list of).
Last edited on Jul 21 2011. Submitted by Luther on Dec 10 2002.

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bean and a bone	Definitions include: to eat food, to have a meal.
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bean time	Definitions include: time to eat.
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flip the bean	Definitions include: female masturbation.
hot bean water	Definitions include: coffee.
peachy keen, jelly bean	Definitions include: well, good, fine.
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