† accounter Obs.
(əˈkaʊntə(r))
Forms: 4 acountour, acounter; 6–7 accompter, accounter.
[Prob. a. OFr. acuntour, acontour (not in Godefr.), n. of agent f. acunter: see account v. and -our.]
1. One who accounts, reckons, calculates, renders an account.
| 1303 R. Brunne Handl. Synne 5410 Lordynges cunseylours Wykkede legystrys or fals acountours. 1540 Whittinton Tullyes Off. i. 27 That we may be as good accompters of our offyces and dutyes. 1587 Golding De Mornay viii. 92 It is not for me to stand here disproouing the doubts of the Accounters of times. 1591 Percivall Sp. Dict., Contador, an accounter, a receiuer of the exchequer, computator, quæstor. 1601 Cornwallyes Ess. (1631) ii. li. 328 Hee that can make so even a reckoning is none of the worst Accompters. 1633 Stafford Pac. Hib. (1821) x. 343 The Accounter, the Steward of the artillery remayning. |
2. A narrator.
| 1356 Wyclif Last Age 26 Þis also [he] schewiþ openly bi discripcioun of tyme, of Eusebi, Bede, and Haymound, most preued of acounteris, or talkeris. |