"figurer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: figurers [plural]
Etymology: From figure + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|figure|er|id2=agent noun}} figure + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} figurer (plural figurers)
  1. One who figures or calculates.

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