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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Calculator \Cal"cu*la*tor\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
calculator
noun
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "calculator": CA, CPA, Comptometer, abacist, abacus, accountant, accountant general, actuary, adding, adding machine, analog computer, arithmograph, arithmometer, auditor, bank accountant, bank examiner, bookkeeper, calculating machine, cash register, certified public accountant, chartered accountant, clerk, comptroller, computation, computer, controller, cost accountant, cost keeper, counter, difference engine, digital computer, electronic computer, estimator, figurer, intriguer, journalizer, listing machine, machinator, maneuverer, manipulator, pari-mutuel machine, quipu, reckoner, recorder, registrar, rule, schemer, slide rule, sliding scale, statistician, strategist, suan pan, tabulator, tactician, wire-puller
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
calculator [Cambridge] n. Syn. for {bitty box}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
calculator {bitty box}
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