noun
Meaning 1
One who reckons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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reckoner
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/ˈɹɛkənə(ɹ)/
noun
Meaning 2
An accountant; one who computes or calculates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
An ordinator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ready reckoner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: handbook, enchiridion, vade mecum
noun
Meaning 5
an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calculator, figurer, estimator, computer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expert
Narrower terms: adder, number cruncher, statistician, actuary, subtracter
History
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.