Figurer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who figures or calculates.

    "With its aid they are quick and nimble figurers. The next digital computer was the adding or calculating machine first completed in 1642 by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal."

  2. 2
    an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) wordnet

Synonyms

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calculatorabacistaccountantactuarybookkeepercalculator

Example

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"With its aid they are quick and nimble figurers. The next digital computer was the adding or calculating machine first completed in 1642 by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal."

Etymology

From figure + -er.

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