computant

English

Noun

computant (plural computants)

1. (obsolete) A person employed to carry out computations.
   • 1861, Congressional Serial Set, page 347:

     And for this purpose I would suggest that graduates assigned to the topographical corps should be retained at the Academy at least one year to act as assistants and computants at the observatory […]

Catalan

Verb

computant

1. gerund of computar

French

Pronunciation

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Participle

computant

1. present participle of computer

Latin

Verb

computant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of computō