Reckoner

//ˈɹɛkənə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who reckons.

    "“No. Not quite a month.—It is only four weeks to-morrow since I left Mansfield.” “You are a most accurate and honest reckoner. I should call that a month.”"

  2. 2
    a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation wordnet
  3. 3
    An accountant; one who computes or calculates. archaic
  4. 4
    an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) wordnet
  5. 5
    An ordinator.

Synonyms

All synonyms
accountantactuaryauditorbookkeepercalculatorcalculator

Example

More examples

"“No. Not quite a month.—It is only four weeks to-morrow since I left Mansfield.” “You are a most accurate and honest reckoner. I should call that a month.”"

Etymology

From Middle English reknere, rekenere. Cognate with Afrikaans rekenaar, Dutch Low Saxon rekener, German Rechner, Danish regner, Swedish räknare. By surface analysis, reckon + -er.

Related phrases

ready reckonerstepped reckonerready reckoner

More for "reckoner"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.