PUZZLER

puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser

(noun) a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; “he loved to solve chessmate puzzles”; “that’s a real puzzler”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

puzzler (plural puzzlers)

A puzzling situation or problem; an enigma.

(video games) A video game in which the player is presented with (usually abstract) puzzles to solve.

One who solves puzzles as a hobby.

Source: Wiktionary


Puz"zler, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, puzzles or perplexes. Hebrew, the general puzzler of old heads. Brome.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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