Found 2 items, similar to Actuary.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: actuary actuary n : someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) [syn: statistician]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Actuary Actuary \Ac"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. Actuaries. [L. actuarius copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.] 1. (Law) A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally. [1913 Webster] 2. The computing official of an insurance company; one whose profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances. [1913 Webster]