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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