number cruncher
Example Sentences
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The office — the Legislature’s own highly respected number cruncher — issued a much more pessimistic forecast.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
You’re trying to do things as efficiently as possible and I don’t think there’s a lot of appreciation for the benefit that even someone like an Excel number cruncher could have in the organization.
From The Verge • Mar. 23, 2021
People who have worked for Bob Weinstein, a twice-divorced father of four and avid New York Jets fan, describe him as a number cruncher.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2017
Mild-mannered number cruncher John Curtice, who was on the BBC's TV election special through the night, emerged as a social media star on election night.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2017
Whether you were a tree-hugger or a number cruncher, Saumweber reasoned, this was not good.
From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2012
