bean counter

/bin ˌkaʊntər/
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Other forms: bean counters

Definitions of bean counter
  1. noun
    an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
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    type of:
    accountant, comptroller, controller
    someone who maintains and audits business accounts
    administrative official, bureaucrat
    an official of a bureaucracy
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