ESTIMATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does estimator mean? 

• ESTIMATOR (noun)
  The noun ESTIMATOR has 1 sense:

1. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

  Familiarity information: ESTIMATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESTIMATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

calculator; computer; estimator; figurer; reckoner

Hypernyms ("estimator" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estimator"):

adder (a person who adds numbers)

number cruncher (someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations)

actuary; statistician (someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums))

subtracter (a person who subtracts numbers)

Derivation:

estimate (judge to be probable)