bean counter

A derogatory term used to describe someone who obsesses over trivial and insignificant expenditures in an attempt to save money. As soon as the staff learned they had to purchase their own office supplies, they knew it was a result of the finance department's new bean counter tightening the company's purse strings.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lutgard	LOOT-gahrt	German (Archaic)
Erling	ER-ling	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Lorenza	-	Italian, Spanish
Ridvan	-	Turkish
Mauritius	-	Late Roman
Petronel	-	English (Archaic)