No. 7,406 in Dutch
boekhouder
Bookkeeper or accountant.
In a sentence
De boekhouder controleert de financiële documenten van het bedrijf.
The accountant verifies the financial documents of the company.
The word 'boekhouder' is used to indicate the profession of 'accountant,' describing a person who manages financial records.
Mijn grootvader werkte jarenlang als boekhouder.
My grandfather worked for many years as an accountant.
Here, 'boekhouder' refers to the role of someone's occupation in narrative past description.
In onze familie wordt mijn zus vaak de boekhouder genoemd vanwege haar aandacht voor kosten.
In our family, my sister is often called the accountant due to her focus on expenses.
In this sentence, 'boekhouder' takes on a figurative meaning to describe someone's meticulousness with finances.
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