abacist

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US/ˈæb.ə.sɪst/US/ˈæb.ə.səst/US/ˈæb.ə.kəst/US/əˈbæ.kəst/

noun

One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.

Opposite
algorist
OriginMiddle English abaciste ← Medieval Latin abacista →
First used First attested from around (1350 to 1470).Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounabacist (plural abacists)

plural abacists

  1. One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.First known use First attested from around (1350 to 1470).

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
algorist

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinabacista
  2. Middle Englishabaciste
  3. Englishabacist

From Middle English abaciste, from Medieval Latin abacista, from abacus + -ista (“-ist”).

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Translations

Catalan abacista
  • abacistaOne who uses an abacus.
Finnish helmitaululla laskija
  • helmitaululla laskijaOne who uses an abacus.
German Abakist
  • AbakistOne who uses an abacus.
Italian abachista
  • abachistaOne who uses an abacus.
Norwegian Bokmål abasist
  • abasistOne who uses an abacus.
Polish abacysta
  • abacystaOne who uses an abacus.
Portuguese calculador, abacista
  • calculadorOne who uses an abacus.
  • abacistaOne who uses an abacus.
Russian абакиста
  • абакиста (abakista)One who uses an abacus.
Spanish abacista
  • abacistaOne who uses an abacus.
Cite this entry
APA

abacist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abacist

MLA

“abacist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abacist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abacist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abacist.

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