number-cruncher

American  

[nuhm-ber-kruhn-cher] / ˈnʌm bərˌkrʌn tʃər /

Or number cruncher

noun

Informal.

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

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Other Word Forms

• number-crunching
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of number-cruncher

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

number-cruncher

But Maslin, the number-cruncher for Davis’ campaign, warned against getting too carried away with comparisons.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2024

"Friedman may have been an accomplished number-cruncher, but when it came to social issues, he was a crackpot," said Carol Corbett Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2022

Former leader and ardent number-cruncher David Ford told me at the party's annual conference in March he believes Alliance will make "at least three gains".

From BBC ● May 2, 2022

The real answer, the one I believe any mathematician, physicist, engineer, other number-cruncher would tell you is to make sure your expressions aren’t ambiguous.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 10, 2019

That means those estimates can get out-of-date, said Rick Foster, Medicare’s former chief actuary, or top number-cruncher.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2018

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