"reckonmaster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reckonmasters [plural]
Etymology: From reckon + master. Compare West Frisian reckenmaster, rekkenmaster (“accountant”), Dutch rekenmeester (“accountant”), German Rechenmeister (“reckoner; arithmetician”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|reckon|master}} reckon + master, {{cog|fy|reckenmaster}} West Frisian reckenmaster, {{cog|nl|rekenmeester|t=accountant}} Dutch rekenmeester (“accountant”), {{cog|de|Rechenmeister|t=reckoner; arithmetician}} German Rechenmeister (“reckoner; arithmetician”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} reckonmaster (plural reckonmasters)
  1. (rare, now historical) A mathematician or arithmetician. Tags: historical, rare Synonyms: reckon-master, reckenmaster [obsolete], reckmaster
    Sense id: en-reckonmaster-en-noun-PF70ATIT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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