kəmˈpyüd.ə̇st, -ütə̇-; ˈkämpyətə̇- noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by compute ) of earlier compotist, from Middle English compotiste, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin computista, compotista, from Late Latin computus, compotus + Latin -ista -ist
: one skilled in computing (as dates of the calendar, business accounts, astronomical problems)