cruncher

noun

crunch·​er ˈkrən-chər How to pronounce cruncher (audio)
1
: one that crunches
2
: a finishing blow

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There were nearly 6,000 closings by the end of June, a 65% surge over the same period a year ago, according to Coresight Research, a data cruncher for the commercial real estate industry. Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 The data crunchers at LinkedIn have noticed a similar trend, prompting one of its executives to claim the bottom rung of the career ladder was breaking. Mike Burbach, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025 Plus every radio station and local television channel is broadcasting an equally grateful ad, commemorating this previously unheralded, unheard-of cruncher of numbers? David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025 Near the end of February, the White House announced that a relatively low-profile health care data cruncher with a passion for simplifying access to electronic medical records had been named DOGE’s acting administrator. Richie Duchon, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cruncher

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cruncher was in 1946

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“Cruncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruncher. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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