From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Actuary \Ac"tu*a*ry\, noun; pl. {Actuaries}. [L. actuarius copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.]
1. (Law) A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally.
2. The computing official of an insurance company; one whose profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) [syn: {statistician}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "actuary": CA, CPA, abacist, accident insurance, accountant, accountant general, annuity, assurance, auditor, aviation insurance, bail bond, bank accountant, bank examiner, bond, bookkeeper, business life insurance, calculator, casualty insurance, certificate of insurance, certified public accountant, chartered accountant, clerk, comptroller, computer, controller, cost accountant, cost keeper, court bond, credit insurance, credit life insurance, deductible, endowment insurance, estimator, family maintenance policy, fidelity bond, fidelity insurance, figurer, flood insurance, fraternal insurance, government insurance, health insurance, industrial life insurance, insurance, insurance agent, insurance broker, insurance company, insurance man, insurance policy, interinsurance, journalizer, liability insurance, license bond, limited payment insurance, major medical insurance, malpractice insurance, marine insurance, mutual company, ocean marine insurance, permit bond, policy, reckoner, recorder, registrar, robbery insurance, social security, statistician, stock company, term insurance, theft insurance, underwriter
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