number crunchern.

Brit.

/ˈnʌmbə ˌkrʌn(t)ʃə/, U.S.

/ˈnəmbər ˌkrən(t)ʃər/

Forms: 1900s– number cruncher, 1900s– numbers cruncher (rare), 1900s– numbers' cruncher (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: number n., cruncher n.

Etymology: < number n. + cruncher n.In form numbers cruncher < the plural of number n. + cruncher n. In form numbers' cruncher < the genitive plural of number n. + cruncher n.

colloquial.

1. A computer or software capable of performing rapid calculations with large amounts of data.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical instruments > [noun] > arithmetical instrument

mesograph1579

mesolabe1579

quipu1581

rods1618

Napier's bones1647

Napier's rods1678

reckoner1757

counter1803

adding machine1822

operameter1830

virgulaa1831

adder1856

computer1869

arithmometer1876

perforation gauge1882

Cuisenaire rod1954

number line1964

number cruncher1966

cruncher1971

1966 New Scientist 29 Sept. 729/1 The Flowers report recommended the setting up of some ‘regional centres’ each with a large ‘number-cruncher’ to take the bulk-computing load off more local machines.

1986 G. Johnson Machinery of Mind i. 12 The computer is no longer just a fast number cruncher.

1994 Hispanic July 58/2 Automobile AC-DC adapters are also a good idea for those who take their number cruncher literally on the road.

2. Frequently derogatory. A statistician, accountant, or other person whose job involves dealing with large amounts of numerical data.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > keeper of accounts

accountera1400

teller1434

countrel?1475

reasoner1509

accountant1539

chequer-man?1577

computist1583

rational1610

actuary1769

account keeper1797

tallyman1857

number cruncher1971

bean-counter1975

the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > statistics > one who deals with

statist1796

statistician1800

statistic1804

number cruncher1971

1971 A. Sampson New Anat. Brit. v. xxvi. 497 Kenneth Keith, a brusque number-cruncher who had come into banking from accountancy.

1987 Observer 1 Mar. (headline) A numbers cruncher gets to the top.

1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 27 May 78/2 Number crunchers take note. Three ounces [of beef] supply 38% of the U.S. RDA for vitamin B-12 and zinc.

1996 Independent 17 Jan. 18/6 Party time in the Cabinet War Rooms..with the number crunchers at the Central Statistical Office celebrating their 55th and final birthday.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	number cruncher
释义	number crunchern. Brit. /ˈnʌmbə ˌkrʌn(t)ʃə/, U.S. /ˈnəmbər ˌkrən(t)ʃər/ Forms: 1900s– number cruncher, 1900s– numbers cruncher (rare), 1900s– numbers' cruncher (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: number n., cruncher n. Etymology: < number n. + cruncher n.In form numbers cruncher < the plural of number n. + cruncher n. In form numbers' cruncher < the genitive plural of number n. + cruncher n. colloquial. 1. A computer or software capable of performing rapid calculations with large amounts of data. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical instruments > [noun] > arithmetical instrument mesograph1579 mesolabe1579 quipu1581 rods1618 Napier's bones1647 Napier's rods1678 reckoner1757 counter1803 adding machine1822 operameter1830 virgulaa1831 adder1856 computer1869 arithmometer1876 perforation gauge1882 Cuisenaire rod1954 number line1964 number cruncher1966 cruncher1971 1966 New Scientist 29 Sept. 729/1 The Flowers report recommended the setting up of some ‘regional centres’ each with a large ‘number-cruncher’ to take the bulk-computing load off more local machines. 1986 G. Johnson Machinery of Mind i. 12 The computer is no longer just a fast number cruncher. 1994 Hispanic July 58/2 Automobile AC-DC adapters are also a good idea for those who take their number cruncher literally on the road. 2. Frequently derogatory. A statistician, accountant, or other person whose job involves dealing with large amounts of numerical data. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > keeper of accounts accountera1400 teller1434 countrel?1475 reasoner1509 accountant1539 chequer-man?1577 computist1583 rational1610 actuary1769 account keeper1797 tallyman1857 number cruncher1971 bean-counter1975 the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > statistics > one who deals with statist1796 statistician1800 statistic1804 number cruncher1971 1971 A. Sampson New Anat. Brit. v. xxvi. 497 Kenneth Keith, a brusque number-cruncher who had come into banking from accountancy. 1987 Observer 1 Mar. (headline) A numbers cruncher gets to the top. 1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 27 May 78/2 Number crunchers take note. Three ounces [of beef] supply 38% of the U.S. RDA for vitamin B-12 and zinc. 1996 Independent 17 Jan. 18/6 Party time in the Cabinet War Rooms..with the number crunchers at the Central Statistical Office celebrating their 55th and final birthday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1966
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