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estimator

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪ.tə/
  • US: /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪ.tɚ/
  • US: [ˈɛs.təˌmeɪ.ɾɚ]
  • Australian: /ˈes.tɪˌmæɪ.tə/
  • Australian: [ˈes.tɪˌmæɪ.ɾə]
  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 S T IH1 M AH0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: EH1 S T IH0 M EY2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A function of a random sample of a population used to estimate some parameter of the whole population

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: calculator, reckoner, figurer, computer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expert

Narrower terms: adder, number cruncher, statistician, actuary, subtracter

History

Etymology

From Latin aestimātor; equivalent to estimate + -or.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: статистическа оценка (statističeska ocenka) — function
  • Gujarati: અંદાજક (andājak) — function
  • Italian: stimatore — function
  • Polish: estymator — function