estimator

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noun

A person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs

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OriginLatin aestimātor →
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Meanings

nounestimator (plural estimators)

plural estimators

  1. A person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs

    The Æstimators of the Valor of everie Townes Teinds.

    1596, James Melville, The Diary of Mr James Melvill. 1556-1601., Edinburgh, published 1829, page 225
  2. mathematicsA function of a random sample of a population used to estimate some parameter of the whole population

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Similar
calculatorreckonerfigurercomputer
Broader
expert
Also see
calculatorcomputerfigurerreckoner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinaestimātor
  2. Englishestimator

From Latin aestimātor; equivalent to estimate + -or.

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Translations

Bulgarian статистическа оценка
  • статистическа оценка (statističeska ocenka)function
Italian stimatore
  • stimatorefunction
Polish estymator
  • estymatorfunction

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

estimator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estimator

MLA

“estimator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estimator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estimator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estimator.

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