number-cruncher
or num·ber crunch·er
[ nuhm-ber-kruhn-cher ]
/ ˈnʌm bərˌkrʌn tʃər /
noun Informal.
a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
Origin of number-cruncher
First recorded in 1965–70
OTHER WORDS FROM number-cruncher
num·ber-crunch·ing, adjectiveWords nearby number-cruncher
number ten,
number theory,
number three wood,
number two,
number work,
number-cruncher,
numbered account,
numberless,
numberplate,
numbers,
numbers game
British Dictionary definitions for number crunching
number crunching
noun
computing
the large-scale processing of numerical data