Puzzler (Noun)
Meaning
A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The math problem was a puzzler that had stumped the entire class for weeks.
- He was a master of deciphering codes and loved to tackle any puzzler that came his way.
- Scientists had been working on the puzzler of the disappearing bees for years, but still had no solution.
- The cryptic message was a puzzler that had been puzzling detectives for months.
- The company's financial troubles were a puzzler, with no one able to figure out where all the money was going.