Hypertext Webster Gateway: "calculator"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Calculator \Cal"cu*la*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. calculateur.]
One who computes or reckons: one who estimates or considers
the force and effect of causes, with a view to form a correct
estimate of the effects.
Ambition is no exact calculator. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
calculator
n 1: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
[syn: {calculating machine}]
2: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating
machines) [syn: {reckoner}, {figurer}, {estimator}, {computer}]
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