solve
verb (used with object)
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain.
solver
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a word derived from
solve.
Example Sentences
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Kyndall “Fire” Magyar spends very long days jumping from game-show host to party planner to problem solver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Given the way teams have been built over the last few years, certain sides may lack this type of problem solver.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Rather than shelve the movie, Scott — ever the problem solver — replaced him with Christopher Plummer and reshot 22 scenes just weeks before it was due in theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Like a particularly manic solver, he attacks the subject in an across-and-down fashion, here contemplating the impact of AI on the game, there considering what role crossword-style wordplay had on Modernist writers like T.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
Cat was the problem solver, the one who knew Chicken well enough to know the difference between what he said and what he meant.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
