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number cruncher

[nuhm-ber-kruhn-cher] / ˈnʌm bərˌkrʌn tʃər /


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The office — the Legislature’s own highly respected number cruncher — issued a much more pessimistic forecast.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2024

You’re trying to do things as efficiently as possible and I don’t think there’s a lot of appreciation for the benefit that even someone like an Excel number cruncher could have in the organization.

From The Verge Mar. 23, 2021

People who have worked for Bob Weinstein, a twice-divorced father of four and avid New York Jets fan, describe him as a number cruncher.

From New York Times Oct. 20, 2017

Mild-mannered number cruncher John Curtice, who was on the BBC's TV election special through the night, emerged as a social media star on election night.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2017

Whether you were a tree-hugger or a number cruncher, Saumweber reasoned, this was not good.

From The Guardian Nov. 24, 2012




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