abacist

English

An abacist (right).

Etymology

From Middle English, from Medieval Latin abacista, from abacus + -ista (“-ist”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.ə.sɪst/, /ˈæb.ə.səst/, /ˈæb.ə.kəst/, /ə.ˈbæ.kəst/, rarely IPA^(key): /əˈbɑ.kəst/

Noun

abacist (plural abacists)

One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]^[1]

Translations

One who uses an abacus.

German: Abakist m
Polish: abacysta (pl) m

Portuguese: calculador, abacista (pt) m, f
Spanish: abacista m, f

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 2

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