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der Erbsenzähler ( - )
die Erbsenzählerin (-nen)
   bean counter; nit-picker/nitpicker

Die Erbsenzähler schlagen zurück: Beim Bankengipfel sind nicht mehr Deutschlands mächtigste Banker die Stars, sondern ihre staatlichen Kontrolleure.
The bean counters strike back: At the banking summit, the stars are no longer Germany’s mightiest bankers, but their government auditors.

Related Words:
die Erbsenzählerei (n.) nit-picking
der Kleinigkeitskrämer nit-picker
kleinlich (adj.) nit-picking
pingelig (adj.) nit-picking

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