number-cruncher

or num·ber crunch·er

[nuhm-ber-kruhn-cher]

noun Informal.

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

Origin of number-cruncher

First recorded in 1965–70

Related formsnum·ber-crunch·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for number crunching

number crunching

noun

computing the large-scale processing of numerical data

Derived Formsnumber cruncher, noun

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