number-cruncher

Or num·ber crunch·er

[nuhm-ber-kruhn-cher]

noun

Informal.

1. a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.

Other Word Forms

• number-crunching adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of number-cruncher¹

First recorded in 1965–70