figure-caster

UK/ˈfɪɡə ˌkɑːstə/

noun

Someone who draws up astrological figures; an astrologer.

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Meanings

nounfigure-caster (plural figure-casters)

plural figure-casters

  1. historicalSomeone who draws up astrological figures; an astrologer.

    From the later Middle Ages onwards a figure-caster discovered plying his trade among the people could expect to be brought before a church court for correction.

    1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 352
  2. historicalSomeone who adds up figures.
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Chicago

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