Puzzler: meaning, definitions and examples
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puzzler
[ ˈpʌzlər ]
word game
A person who creates or solves puzzles, especially word puzzles.
Synonyms
crossword expert, puzzle enthusiast, puzzle solver
Examples of usage
- The newspaper's resident puzzler always comes up with challenging crosswords.
- She is known as the ultimate puzzler among her friends.
Translations
Translations of the word "puzzler" in other languages:
🇵🇹 desafiante
🇮🇳 पहेली हल करने वाला
🇩🇪 Rätsellöser
🇮🇩 pemecah teka-teki
🇺🇦 головолом
🇵🇱 rozwiązywacz zagadek
🇯🇵 パズル解決者
🇫🇷 résolveur d'énigmes
🇪🇸 solucionador de acertijos
🇹🇷 bulmaca çözücü
🇰🇷 퍼즐 해결사
🇸🇦 حلال الألغاز
🇨🇿 řešitel hlavolamů
🇸🇰 riešiteľ hádaniek
🇨🇳 谜题解决者
🇸🇮 reševalec ugank
🇮🇸 gáta leysir
🇰🇿 жұмбақ шешуші
🇬🇪 ამოცანის ამხსნელი
🇦🇿 tapmaca həll edən
🇲🇽 solucionador de acertijos
Word origin
The word 'puzzler' originated from the verb 'puzzle' which came from the Old French word 'pusillier' meaning 'to bewilder'. Over time, 'puzzle' evolved to refer to a perplexing problem or situation, leading to the creation of the noun 'puzzler' to describe a person who engages in or creates puzzles.
See also: puzzled, puzzledly, puzzlement, puzzling, puzzlingly.
Word Frequency Rank
Ranking #39,615, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.
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- 39617 ravishingly
- 39618 interlink
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