reckoner

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
  2. noun a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

calculator, figurer, estimator, computer

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