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reckoner

[ rek-uh-ner ]

noun

  1. a person who reckons.
  2. Also called ready reckoner. a collection of mathematical and other tables for ready calculation.


reckoner

/ ˈrɛkənə /

noun

  1. any of various devices or tables used to facilitate reckoning, esp a ready reckoner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reckoner1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; reckon, -er 1
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Example Sentences

“Santa Baby” is one of the classic holiday flirtations, and Summer Walker is one of contemporary R&B’s great emotional reckoners — an optimal match.

But the sand reckoner was destined to meet his fate while reckoning in the sand.

"It is a ready reckoner to understand where we stand and the impact of land degradation on agricultural productivity."

From Reuters

Whether racked up at the petrol pump or laid out in a bill on the doormat, they are perhaps the readiest reckoner Britons have for determining the rising cost of living.

The philosophers, the reckoners—theirs to judge bad against good and find content that way.

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