Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ACCOUNTANT
accountant, comptroller, controller
(noun) someone who maintains and audits business accounts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
accountant (plural accountants)
One who renders account; one accountable.
A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).
(accounting) One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.
(accounting) One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.
Etymology 2
• First attested in the early 15th century.
Adjective
accountant (comparative more accountant, superlative most accountant)
(obsolete) Accountable.
Usage notes
• (adjective): Followed by the word to.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*count"ant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. accomptant, OF. acontant, p. pr.]
1. One who renders account; one accountable.
2. A reckoner.
3. One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts. Accountatn general, the head or superintending accountant in certain public offices. Also, formerly, an officer in the English court of chancery who received the moneys paid into the court, and deposited them in the Bank of England.
Ac*count"ant, a.
Definition: Accountable. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
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