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
Witold	-	Polish, German
Sitara	-	Urdu
Markos	-	Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Jia	-	Chinese
Bettina (1)	be-TEE-nah	German
Darejani	-	Georgian