figure-caster

noun — 2 senses

figure-caster

noun

UK /ˈfɪɡə ˌkɑːstə/

1

Historical Someone who draws up astrological figures; an astrologer.

  • From the later Middle Ages onwards a figure-caster discovered plying his trade among the people could expect to be brought before a church court for correction.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 352:
2

Historical Someone who adds up figures.

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