cruncher

[ kruhn-cher ]

/ ˈkrʌn tʃər /

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noun

a person or thing that crunches.

Informal. a decisive blow, argument, event, or the like.

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Origin of cruncher

First recorded in 1945–50; crunch + -er¹

If a pension fund expects to pay someone $10,000 in 10 years and anticipates it will earn 7% a year, compounded, today’s cost of that benefit — what numbers crunchers call its “present value” — shows up on its books as a liability of $5,083.
The Fed Saved the Economy but Is Threatening Trillions of Dollars Worth of Middle-Class Retirement|by Allan Sloan|October 21, 2020|ProPublica
At his worst, Ryan can come across as a heartless number cruncher—or the most physically fit accountant in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Which Joe Biden Will Show Up for Thursday’s Debate?|Matt Latimer|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It plays to all her strength as a superwonk policy cruncher.
Hillary and the 'Woman Thing'|Tina Brown|October 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Vell, then, clubs is trumps, an' we have got a big von vith a knot on the hend for Gran'mother Cruncher—see?
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg

But at the end of the first week Grandmother Cruncher's rheumatism was too much for her and she was compelled to retire.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg
Aside from his duty to Grandmother Cruncher, he was not going to have his business run by outsiders—not if he knew himself!
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg
Mr. Cruncher reposed under a patchwork counterpane, like a Harlequin at home.
A Tale of Two Cities|Charles Dickens
"That there Roger Cly, master," said Mr. Cruncher, with a taciturn and iron-bound visage.
A Tale of Two Cities|Charles Dickens