quant

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kwɒnt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kwänt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
quant  (kwänt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Business, Slang Termsan expert in quantitative analysis.
  • by clipping 1985–90, American.

quant  (kwänt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Business, Slang Termsan expert in quantitative analysis.
  • by clipping 1985–90, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quant /kwɒnt/ n
  1. a long pole for propelling a boat, esp a punt, by pushing on the bottom of a river or lake
 vb
  1. to propel (a boat) with a quant
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Latin contus a pole, from Greek kontos
quant /kwɒnt/ n
  1. informal a highly paid computer specialist with a degree in a quantitative science, employed by a financial house to predict the future price movements of securities, commodities, currencies, etc
Etymology: 20th Century: from quantitative
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Quant /kwɒnt/ n
  1. Dame Mary. 1934–2023, British fashion designer, whose Chelsea Look of miniskirts and geometrically patterned fabrics dominated London fashion in the 1960s
'quant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
punt - quantal - quantic - quantify - quantile - quantity - quantize

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