1. a person or thing that crunches
2. a computer or program that processes large amounts of data
Usage: computing
3. a person who analyzes numerical data, especially financial information
Usage: informal

Examples

• The ice cruncher in the freezer makes a lot of noise.
• She bought a new apple cruncher for making fresh juice.
• The company’s data cruncher processes millions of transactions daily.
• Our number cruncher found several errors in the budget report.
• The financial cruncher worked late to analyze the quarterly results.
• This software is a real number cruncher for statistical analysis.
• The cereal cruncher loved his morning granola.