a number cruncher



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Peeter-Estonian
PatrÍCiopə-TREE-syooPortuguese
Violetabyo-LE-tah (Spanish)Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Lithuanian
Amias-English (Rare)
Eftychia-Greek
Kore-Greek Mythology