puzzler

puz·zler

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhz-ler]
- /ˈpʌz lər/
- /ˈpʌz.lər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhz-ler]
- /ˈpʌz lər/

Definitions of puzzler word

noun puzzler a person who puzzles. 1
noun puzzler a baffling thing or problem. 1
noun puzzler a person who is occupied or amused by solving puzzles. 1
noun puzzler riddle, mystery 1
noun puzzler a person or thing that puzzles 0

See all 5 definitions of puzzler

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Origin of puzzler

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1645-55; puzzle + -er1

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Parts of speech for Puzzler

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Puzzler

puzzler popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for puzzler

noun puzzler

abstruseness — hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
brainteaser — an intellectually challenging puzzle, problem, game, etc.
catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
closed book — something deemed unknown or incapable of being understood

All 15 Synonyms of puzzler