0 a person or computer that performs mathematical work involving large amounts of information or numbers:
He gained a reputation as a smart number-cruncher who could turn data into policy.
The PC's original use was as a stand-alone number-cruncher.
1 someone whose job involves working with numbers and doing calculations:
2 a computer that is used for doing large calculations quickly
His current role is as the number-cruncher with a locally-based law firm.
She rapidly established a reputation as a capable number-cruncher.
The banks feel reassured to have a number-cruncher in charge.
This has created a massive industry, in which accountants and number-crunchers at consulting and accounting firms advise companies on how best to organize global operations.
But number-crunchers need to look at the numbers and what we really know about election polling.
Data is king, ignore the number-crunchers at your peril.
But it exists only for federal number-crunchers.
