number cruncher

Example Sentences

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A taciturn number-cruncher previously nicknamed Scholzomat for his monotone delivery, the 62-year-old has enjoyed high approval ratings since taking over the finance ministry in 2018, and his popularity has risen further during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Guardian

For all his reputation as a "data guy" and number-cruncher, he's really just an old-fashioned Republican character assassin.

From Salon

The real answer, the one I believe any mathematician, physicist, engineer, other number-cruncher would tell you is to make sure your expressions aren’t ambiguous.

From Scientific American

Now the revered names at the cavernous convention center in Boston’s Back Bay are people like sports bettor-turned Dallas Mavericks number-cruncher Haralabos Voulgaris and other current or former professional gamblers who are using analytics to gain an edge as legal sports betting spreads across the United States.

From Seattle Times

Unlike his two predecessors, Mr. Yoshida, a number-cruncher based in Japan and known for jettisoning underperforming businesses, seemed to have little affinity for the company’s also-ran movie and television division, which is best known as the home of Spider-Man and “Seinfeld.”

From New York Times