statistician

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/ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/

noun

A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.

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Meanings

nounstatistician (plural statisticians)

plural statisticians

  1. A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.

    If the F.R. ever expands its administration to include a statistician, his figure for net foot-pounds of elbow grease per trailing ton-mile are going to look quite impressive.

    1958 July 28, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 450
  2. A mathematician with a specialty of statistics.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mathematician who specializes in statistics

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mathematical statistician
Broader
mathematician

nounsomeone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)

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actuary
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calculatorreckonerfigurer
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actuary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From statistic + -ian.

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Translations

Basque estatistikari, estatistikari
  • estatistikariperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • estatistikarimathematician specialized in statistics
Bulgarian статистик
  • статистик (statistik)person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
Catalan estadístic, estadista
  • estadísticperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • estadistaperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
Chinese Mandarin 統計學家 /统计学家
  • 統計學家 /统计学家 (tǒngjìxuéjiā)person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
Czech statistik
  • statistikmathematician specialized in statistics
Finnish tilastoija, tilastotieteilijä
  • tilastoijaperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • tilastotieteilijäperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • tilastotieteilijämathematician specialized in statistics
  • tilastomatemaatikkomathematician specialized in statistics
French statisticien, statisticienne
  • statisticienperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • statisticienneperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
German Statistiker, Statistikerin
  • Statistikerperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • Statistikerinperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • Statistikermathematician specialized in statistics
Indonesian statistisi, ahli statistik
  • statistisiperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • ahli statistikperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • statistikawanperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • statistisimathematician specialized in statistics
  • ahli statistikmathematician specialized in statistics
  • statistikawanmathematician specialized in statistics
Italian statistico, statistico
  • statisticoperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • statisticomathematician specialized in statistics
Japanese 統計学者
  • 統計学者 (tōkeigakusha)person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
Malay perangkawan
  • perangkawanmathematician specialized in statistics
Persian آمارگر
  • آمارگر (âmârgar)person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
Polish statystyk
  • statystykperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
Portuguese estatístico, estatístico
  • estatísticoperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • estatísticomathematician specialized in statistics
Romanian statistician, statisticiană
  • statisticianperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • statisticianăperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • statisticianmathematician specialized in statistics
  • statisticianămathematician specialized in statistics
Russian стати́стик
  • стати́стик (statístik)person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
Spanish estadístico, estadígrafo
  • estadísticoperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • estadígrafoperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
Swedish statistiker, statistiker
  • statistikerperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
  • statistikermathematician specialized in statistics
Tagalog estadistiko
  • estadistikoperson who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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