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View synonyms for reckoner
reckoner
[ rek-uh-ner ]
noun
- a person who reckons.
- Also called ready reckoner. a collection of mathematical and other tables for ready calculation.
reckoner
/ ˈrɛkənə /
noun
- any of various devices or tables used to facilitate reckoning, esp a ready reckoner
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“Santa Baby” is one of the classic holiday flirtations, and Summer Walker is one of contemporary R&B’s great emotional reckoners — an optimal match.
From New York Times
But the sand reckoner was destined to meet his fate while reckoning in the sand.
From Literature
"It is a ready reckoner to understand where we stand and the impact of land degradation on agricultural productivity."
From Reuters
Whether racked up at the petrol pump or laid out in a bill on the doormat, they are perhaps the readiest reckoner Britons have for determining the rising cost of living.
From The Guardian
The philosophers, the reckoners—theirs to judge bad against good and find content that way.
From Project Gutenberg
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