subtracter

Definition of Subtracter in English :

1. subtracter

a person who subtracts numbers

2. subtracter

a machine that subtracts numbers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Subtracter

verb

1.

to calculate the difference between (two numbers or quantities) by subtraction

2.

to remove (a part of a thing, quantity, etc) from the whole

verb transitive, verb intransitive

1.

to take away (a part from a whole)

2.

to take away or deduct (one number or quantity from another)

v. sub·tract·ed, sub·tract·ing, sub·tracts

v.tr.

To take away; deduct.

v.intr.

To perform the arithmetic operation of subtraction.