Oxford Dictionary English bean counter nounnoun BrE BrE//ˈbiːn kaʊntə(r)// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈbiːn kaʊntər// (informal, disapproving) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa person who works with money, for example as an accountant and who wants to keep strict control of how much money a company spends a corporate bean counter keeping track of every pennySee bean counter in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: bean counter oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
