ALL meanings of bean counter
bean count·er
B b - countable noun bean counter You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money. 3
- noun bean counter an accountant 3
- noun bean counter a person, esp. an accountant, who is regarded as concentrating on quantitative details to the exclusion of other factors 3
- noun bean counter (Idiomatic) (business, mildly derogatory) A person, such as an accountant or financial officer, who is concerned with quantification, especially to the exclusion of other matters. 0