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- Dictionarycruncher/ˈkrʌn(t)ʃə/
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- 1. a critical or vital point; a crucial or difficult question: "the big cruncher—have you got anything to contribute to skating?"
- 2. a computer, system, or person able to perform very large or complex operations: "a global information cruncher"
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noun. crunch· er ˈkrən-chər. Synonyms of cruncher. 1. : one that crunches. 2. : a finishing blow. Examples of cruncher in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Data crunchers will surely spend the next several decades examining all these claims.
noun. a person or thing that crunches. Informal. a decisive blow, argument, event, or the like. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of cruncher 1. First recorded in 1945–50; crunch + -er 1. Discover More. Example Sentences.
noun informal. 1. the critical or decisive thing. The price is the cruncher. At $37,490 for the auto, and cheaper for the manual, it's a bargain. 2. a person or thing that crunches (numbers, bones, etc) Computers used to be number crunchers used by scientists. Collins English Dictionary.
cruncher. ( ˈkrʌntʃə) n. 1. the critical or decisive thing. 2. a person or thing that crunches (numbers, bones, etc) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cruncher, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Cruncher definition: Agent noun of <a>crunch</a>; a person or thing that <a>crunches</a>.
to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken: crunch on She was crunching noisily on an apple. The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house. Compare. munch verb. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to chew food.