[syn: statistician, actuary]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Statistician \Stat`is*ti"cian\ (st[a^]t`[i^]s*t[i^]sh"an), n.
[Cf. F. statisticien.]
One versed in statistics; one who collects and classifies
facts for statistics.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
statistician
n 1: a mathematician who specializes in statistics [syn:
statistician, mathematical statistician]
2: someone versed in the collection and interpretation of
numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to
calculate insurance premiums) [syn: statistician,
actuary]