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a number cruncher

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a number cruncher

  (humorous)

1. someone whose job is to work with numbers and mathematics She may not look like a number cruncher but she's with a big firm of accountants.

2. a computer that is able to solve complicated problems of mathematics The television broadcasters will use their number crunchers on election night to try and forecast the result.

See also: cruncher, number