Bean Counter Definition
bean-counters
noun
A person, such as an accountant or financial officer, who is concerned with quantification, especially to the exclusion of other matters.
American Heritage
A person, esp. an accountant, who is regarded as concentrating on quantitative details to the exclusion of other factors.
Webster's New World
(idiomatic, mildly derogatory) A person, such as an accountant or financial officer, who is concerned with quantification, especially to the exclusion of other matters.
Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of bean counter.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Bean Counter
Noun
Singular:
bean counter
Plural:
bean-counters
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