† proportionistn.
Obsolete.
A person skilled in calculating or estimating proportions.
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proportionist1625
proportionary1627
1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 469 I might by this prouision of flesh: consumed in the head, guesse at the quantity of that which is spent in the body of the Realme. But this I leaue to proportionists.
1645 J. Bond Occasus Occidentalis 14 As that proportionist did draw the whole stature of Hercules by the print of his foot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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