NUMBER CRUNCHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does number cruncher mean? 

• NUMBER CRUNCHER (noun)
  The noun NUMBER CRUNCHER has 2 senses:

1. someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations

2. a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second

  Familiarity information: NUMBER CRUNCHER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUMBER CRUNCHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("number cruncher" is a kind of...):

calculator; computer; estimator; figurer; reckoner (an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("number cruncher" is a kind of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)