puzzler

[ puhz-ler ]

/ ˈpʌz lər /

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noun

a person who puzzles.

a baffling thing or problem.

a person who is occupied or amused by solving puzzles.

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Origin of puzzler

First recorded in 1645–55; puzzle + -er¹

Words nearby puzzler

puzzle box, puzzleheaded, puzzle jug, puzzlement, puzzle out, puzzler, puzzling, puzzolana, PVA, PVC, PVR

How to use puzzler in a sentence

It’s the most crucial attribute shared by almost every puzzler I’ve met.
Doing Puzzles Can Help Solve Your Other Problems, Too|AJ Jacobs|May 5, 2022|Time
One reason these folks haven’t given up on Kryptos is because puzzlers are okay with being wrong.
Doing Puzzles Can Help Solve Your Other Problems, Too|AJ Jacobs|May 5, 2022|Time
"Well, if this isn't a puzzler, I don't know what is," observed Grif.
Grif|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
Rice plunged his hands deeper into both pockets and shook himself like a mastiff, satisfied that the boy had got a puzzler now.
The Gold Brick|Ann S. Stephens

The picture seems a puzzler to all who watch it, and as the crowd is great the confusion of wits is catching.
Rosemary and Rue|Amber
We are at a loss as to how he came into the empty house; indeed, the whole affair is a puzzler.
A Study In Scarlet|Arthur Conan Doyle
The next scene was a puzzler, for in came another animal, on all-fours this time, with a new sort of tail and long ears.
Eight Cousins|Louisa M. Alcott

British Dictionary definitions for puzzler

puzzler

/ (ˈpʌzlə) /

noun

a person or thing that puzzles

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