figure-caster

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪɡə ˌkɑːstə/

Noun

figure-caster (plural figure-casters)

1. (historical) Someone who draws up astrological figures; an astrologer.
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 352:

     From the later Middle Ages onwards a figure-caster discovered plying his trade among the people could expect to be brought before a church court for correction.

2. (historical) Someone who adds up figures.