RECKONER

reckoner, ready reckoner

(noun) a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation

calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer

(noun) an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reckoner (plural reckoners)

One who reckons.

(archaic) An accountant; one who computes or calculates.

A computer (technology).

Source: Wiktionary


Reck"on*er, n.

Definition: One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculation, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning. Reckoners without their host must reckon twice. Camden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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