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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word bean counters:

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  1. bean counters: Merriam-Webster
  2. bean-counters, bean-counters, bean counters: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bean counters: Vocabulary.com
  4. bean-counters: Wordnik
  5. bean counters: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. bean-counters, bean counters: Wiktionary
  7. bean counters: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See bean_counter as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (bean counter)

noun:  (idiomatic, mildly derogatory) A person who is excessively interested in controlling or reducing expenses, increasing profits, or in quantitative details in general.
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