guess
verb (used with object)
to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully.
guesser
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a word derived from
guess.
Example Sentences
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From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2018
I was, like, ‘I don’t know, man. Nobody knows. Anybody who claims to know is just a really good guesser.’
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 13, 2018
But unbeknownst to the guesser, the group has decided to play a trick on him.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2018
In other words, it would not take a trained carnival weight guesser to estimate a number well north of Sharapova's listed 130 pounds.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2013
"I'm a canny little guesser," Ember admitted modestly.
From The Destroying Angel by Louis Joseph Vance
