"countercaster" meaning in All languages combined

See countercaster on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: countercasters [plural]
Etymology: From counter + caster. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|counter|caster}} counter + caster Head templates: {{en-noun}} countercaster (plural countercasters)
  1. (obsolete, nonce word, derogatory) A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper. Tags: derogatory, nonce-word, obsolete
    Sense id: en-countercaster-en-noun-ZlHqi2JU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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