humorous

1. someone whose job is to work with numbers and mathematics.

She may not look like a number cruncher but she's with a big firm of accountants.

2. a computer that is able to solve complicated problems of mathematics.

The television broadcasters will use their number crunchers on election night to try and forecast the result.

• in the buff
• in the business of
• in the business of doing something
• in the can
• in the cards
• in the catbird seat
• in the clear
• in the closet
• in the cold light of day
• in the cross hairs
• in the dead of night
• in the dead of the night
• in the dead of winter
• in the doghouse
• in the doldrums
• in the driver's seat
• in the dumps
• in the end
• in the event of
• in the event of something
• in the eyes of
• in the eyes of someone
• in the eyes of the law
• in the face of
• in the face of something