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reckoner

[ rek-uh-ner ]
/ ˈrɛk ə nər /
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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

analyst, clerk, auditor, bookkeeper, actuary, comptroller, examiner, calculator, cashier, CPA, teller

Nearby words

  1. recklinghausen's disease,
  2. recklinghausen's disease of bone,
  3. recklinghausen's tumor,
  4. reckon,
  5. reckon with,
  6. reckoning,
  7. reclaim,
  8. reclaimant,
  9. reclamation,
  10. reclassify

Origin of reckoner

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at reckon, -er1
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Examples from the Web for reckoner

  • I'm no reckoner of time, that keeps its own score like an innkeeper, without my help.

    Montezuma's Daughter|H. Rider Haggard

  • Grandmother was talkative, and she said: 'Go, Nastenka, into my bedroom and bring me my reckoner.'

    White Nights and Other Stories|Fyodor Dostoevsky
British Dictionary definitions for reckoner

reckoner

/ (ˈrɛkənə) /

noun

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
Word Origin and History for reckoner

reckoner

n.

early 13c., agent noun from reckon. Especially "book of tables used in calculation," often known as a ready reckoner.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper