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 or f

Russian: абакиста (abakista)
Spanish: abacista m or f

References

“abacist” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

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