statistician

[stat-i-stish-uhn]

noun

1. an expert in or compiler of statistics. statistics.

statistician

/ ˌstætɪˈstɪʃən /

noun

1. a person who specializes in or is skilled at statistics

2. a person who compiles statistics

Word History and Origins

Origin of statistician¹

First recorded in 1815–25; statist(ics) + -ician

Example Sentences

Unnecessary distractions while Donald and his team of statisticians and strategists worked out the best way to beat America in their own backyard.

From BBC

As the players and fans revelled in Rome, all demanding "two more years" for skipper Luke Donald, statisticians reached for the record books.

From BBC

He finally tried that Thursday, but it didn’t go over well because he’d already fired the statistician.

From Salon

“It’s not the statistician’s fault if the numbers are accurate and that they’re not what the president had hoped for.”

From Salon

“Is Epstein the new Russiagate?,” the famed statistician wondered in his newsletter this week.

From Salon