estimator

Other forms of estimator

plural

estimators·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about estimator

What does estimator mean?

estimator means "an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)".

How many syllables are in estimator?

estimator has 4 syllables: e-stim-a-tor. The stress falls on "stim". In IPA it is /ɛˈstɪmətɚ/.

What is another word for estimator?

Close synonyms include calculator, reckoner, figurer, computer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is estimator a common word?

estimator is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.