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PUZZLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
Example:
that's a real puzzler
Synonyms:
mystifier; puzzle; puzzler; teaser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("puzzler" is a kind of...):
problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "puzzler"):
sudoku (a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number)
acrostic; word square (a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across)
Derivation:
puzzle (be a mystery or bewildering to)