computist

noun com·put·ist \ kəmˈpyütə̇st , -ütə̇- ; ˈkämpyətə̇- \

Definition of computist

plural -s

: one skilled in computing (as dates of the calendar, business accounts, astronomical problems)

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Origin and Etymology of computist

alteration (influenced by compute) of earlier compotist, from Middle English compotiste, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin computista, compotista, from Late Latin computus, compotus + Latin -ista -ist