enumerator

enumerator

English

Etymology

    From enumerate + -or.

    Noun

    enumerator (plural enumerators)

    1. A person who, or a thing that enumerates; a counter or iterator.
      • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
        The basic idea is that the researcher conducting the transect (called the counter or enumerator) walks along a set path at certain intervals (hourly, daily, monthly, etc.) and tallies all instances of whatever is being surveyed.
    2. A census taker.

    Derived terms

    • enumerator polynomial

    Translations

    Latin

    Verb

    ēnumerātor

    1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of ēnumerō