Numberers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. People whose job or habit is to assign figures to items or to count things in an orderly sequence
2. Those who mark objects with numerals or tally quantities, keeping a systematic record of counts
3. Individuals who apply digits or ordinal labels to things, or who enumerate items one by one

Etymology: "Numberers" is simply the plural of "numberer", which is formed from "number" and the suffix "-er", meaning one who performs the action named by the base word. A numberer is therefore a person who numbers things, such as someone who counts or assigns numbers. The base word "number" comes from Old French "nombre", ultimately from Latin "numerus", meaning a count or quantity, and the suffix "-er" was added to it in English to name the doer of the action.