figurer

One who computes

A figurer is someone who figures—who calculates, reckons, or works things out.

The word appears in compounds like number figurer or in contexts where someone's role involves computation or estimation: She was the figurer in the family, always tracking expenses.

The term is uncommon, with "calculator" or "estimator" serving most purposes.

calculator

computation

Mathematical processing work

tallying · bookkeeping · accounting · tabulation · enumeration · calculation · numbers · totaling · summing · ciphering

sculptor

carving

Shaping by cutting away

bronze · porcelain · miniature · idol · totem · icon · replica · artifact · collectible · curio

Opposites
method of knowing

figurerguesser

One who estimates

diviner · speculator · feeler · gambler · ignoramus

Phrases
Family

figure, figures, figured, figuring, figurine, disfigure, configuration, figurative, transfigure

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G